Fifth grade teachers reflect on grading students in their PBL pilot program without traditional homework, while keeping parents informed and reconsidering the meaning of grades
Create homework areas for your kids that'll encourage focus and organization and help them improve their grades
A few years ago I was speaking to a group of parents whose children had just started Hampshire College. A father asked a question that was on many minds: “How can your college be rigorous without grading student work?” Before I could respond, another parent stood up and asked, “May I answer that?” I nodded …
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Homework has been a controversial issue for a long time. Some teachers use it to extend learning while others seem to use it to promote compliance. How do you use homework?
A study finds that a parent's anxiety over math transfers to their kids if the parent spends a lot of time helping the kids with their homework.
When it comes to our children's homework, our job is to support, encourage and redirect.
Make sure to include these 10 things in your child's homework and study space to make it productive and comfortable.
A new survey finds almost 50 percent of parents struggle to help their children with their homework.
We get it, homework is hard. But we have to give these kids credit. Instead of throwing in the towel or following the worksheet norm -- also known as "th...
After a teenager made the news for buying a machine to mimic her handwriting, many on Chinese social media said she should be praised for her initiative.
A new study on the academic effects of homework offers not only some intriguing results but also a lesson on how to read a study -- and a reminder of the importance of doing just that: reading studies (carefully) rather than relying on summaries by journalists or even by the researchers themselves. Alfie Kohn explains.
Have students take responsibility for their grades and behavior by strategically offering opportunities to redo assignments, retake tests, and reflect on their performance.
The U.S. tested eighth graders on tech and engineering literacy. The results? Girls outperform boys.
These tips will help you get to the heart of the problem—and fix it, fast!
About two out of seven children are likely bored in their classrooms, as they aren't learning much that is new. Should these children skip grades? What's the evidence on grade-skipping?
Giving kids the freedom to design, build and iterate in a high school makerspace has helped excite students about engineering and bring a more diverse set of students into STEM subjects.
Although the term “flipped learning” is almost universally recognized, teachers apply it in many forms, in all grades levels, and in various school environments. If you are a teacher using flipped …