Joanne JacobsSep 30, 20231 minJe suis en QuebecI'm taking some time off to see Quebec City, but I'll be back to blogging by the end of the week. I just had pain au chocolat for...
Joanne JacobsSep 29, 20231 minEveryone passes -- or else! Universities will have to push failing students above the 50 percent mark or pay hefty fines under legislation proposed by the Australian...
Joanne JacobsSep 29, 20231 minThe case for quizzes: Students learn more -- and feel less anxiousTimed tests are unpopular with progressive educators, writes Hechinger's Jill Barshay. They think they're stressful and reward the...
Joanne JacobsSep 28, 20231 minDarning socks, shorthand, algebraSelective colleges should stop expecting top students to take calculus, argues Scott White in Forbes. I was with him that far. My...