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Sugar Coated Reality

Teachers and parents sometimes tend to tell little white lies to sugar coat truths from children. People say that reality will upset and harm children.

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Measuring Student Growth

With the change in Education Secretary, many questions arise about how schools and students are measured. There is a topic that appears to come up yearly;

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Perfect Attendance Awards

Awards for attendance encourage students to go to school every day. Attendance in school is important for a student’s success. In addition, educators are aware

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Character Builds Success

Character traits that are positive create good students. In addition, we know that a high IQ helps students perform well in school. It also helps to

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Extrinsic Rewards And State Tests

Extrinsic rewards are under much debate.  Shouldn’t schools do what they can to make students focus on tests?  Won’t that make student scores increase?  Actually, it is quite

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Competency Based Grading

Competency based assessment is the method of collecting evidence using a benchmark provided by a standard. It is not about passing or failing students. The

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Dealing with Violence

How much violence are our children exposed to in today’s society? Today in the news, there  are  many reports on violent activities throughout our cities. People

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