A Better Alternative To Grading Student Writing
Great writing starts at the beginning, whether with an idea or need or purpose of social context or spark of inspiration. Whatever it is that ’causes’ the writing to begin–what’s wrought there at the beginning is kind of like a lump of …
Creating Students Who Solve Problems
The next time you are teaching a lesson, count how many questions students are asked. When students are herded and corralled into the narrow chute of standardized testing, they are so heavily indoctrinated with fear of failure that only a fool …