Joanne JacobsAug 7, 20222 minAsk a quirky question ...Test scores are optional or ignored, grades are inflated -- and essay questions are more important than ever for students applying to...
Joanne JacobsApr 20, 20222 minTrying is not the same as achievingGrading students based on effort rather than achievement is spreading from P.E. class to academic classes in high schools, but...
Joanne JacobsOct 9, 20182 minDear Sir . . . LMK about WRK“Professional writing” has vanished from the curriculum, writes Ed Week‘s Sarah D. Sparks. Employers and educators are pushing for...
Joanne JacobsOct 8, 20182 minWrite to think, think to writeStudents can do everything asked of them in school, yet fail to meet grade-level standards, charges TNTP’s new Opportunity Myth report....