Joanne JacobsMay 16, 20181 minAre test scores irrelevant?Students defended their Providence, Rhode Island middle school in a panel discussion sponsored by Generation Citizen, reports the...
Joanne JacobsMay 15, 20182 minHow to motivate studentsMany believe “extrinsic” motivators, such as incentives, “decrease student effort by eroding students’ intrinsic desire to learn,” they...
Joanne JacobsMay 1, 20182 minTest-optional students are as likely to graduateAt colleges that don’t require applicants to submit SAT or ACT scores, students admitted on grades alone are just as likely to graduate...
Joanne JacobsApr 15, 20182 minWe’re teaching reading wrongWe’re teaching reading wrong, writes Natalie Wexler in The Atlantic. U.S. schools spend a lot of time on reading skills in the early...