Category: Education
Classroom Participation Is More Than Speaking First
Participation grades can reward confidence and speed while overlooking listening, preparation, collaboration, and thoughtful contributions made in other forms.
Students Need Some Time That Adults Do Not Organize
Unstructured periods during the school day can help students practice negotiation, creativity, independence, and recovery from constant evaluation.
A School Archive Can Turn Students Into Local Historians
Maintaining photographs, yearbooks, letters, and oral histories can teach research skills while preserving parts of school life that official records miss.
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