Matt Candler, founder of mSchool, which establishes small "pop-up classrooms" with online curricula in community centers, wrote about the return of the micro-school.
Have you been consistently safe and structured with a chronically challenging student, but his/her behavior hasn’t improved? This chapter offers answers.
“My absolute best friend stayed by me, she was the only one and made me feel good about myself and reassured me that I wasn’t as mean as the other girls," said one student.
Assessment results revealed that Chinese teenagers in Shanghai "know more about money than American kids. So do teens in Estonia." The test, administered by the OECD, tested knowledge in areas ranging from banking and taxes to interest... 07/14/2014 - 10:55am ago
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"Intellectually and professionally, [earning an advanced degree] still interests me and makes a lot of sense," said teacher Tim Barnsback. "But economically, it doesn't make sense to do it anymore."
"Many educators have argued it is unfair to judge teachers by students' scores on unfamiliar tests, especially in light of complaints that teachers didn't get enough training or time to adjust to the new standards," said a Wall Street... 07/15/2014 - 10:13am ago
The app has been blocked at 85 percent of high schools across the country. At a high school in North Carolina, the app was being updated with "derogatory" messages targeting students and teachers alike.