Joanne JacobsMay 16, 20222 minZoom U was very bad for studentsCollege students are not OK, writes Jonathan Malesic, who teaches first-year writing at Southern Methodist University, in a New York...
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 JacobsFeb 15, 20181 minThe high cost of cheap diplomas“Making graduation too easy” doesn’t just undermine “the motivations of students (and teachers),” writes Robert Slavin, who directs the...
Joanne JacobsOct 3, 20171 min50 is the new 0Is 50 is the new 0?, writes Kate Stoltzfus on Education Week Teacher. Schools in Maryland and Virginia are implementing “no zero”...