Joanne JacobsSep 25, 20182 minWhen high hopes meet low expectationsMost students “meet the demands of their assignments” more than two-thirds of the time, yet demonstrate mastery of grade-level standards...
Joanne JacobsMar 28, 20182 minTeachers debate: Should students get retakes?Baptiste Delvallé doesn’t let students retake quizzes and tests, he writes in Education Week. Here’s how I explain it to my students. If...
Joanne JacobsFeb 11, 20181 minLearning isn’t always funWhen it is fun, it’s often because of “cognitive struggle,” the joy of doing what’s hard, Boser believes. As a teacher, Cepeda is tired...
Joanne JacobsDec 9, 20172 minAgainst educationMost people don’t learn much in college beyond basic literacy and numeracy, writes Bryan Caplan in The Atlantic. A degree shows mastery...