Chicago public schools have been found to fail meeting graduation rates, responding to students’ needs for college readiness, and closing achievement gaps. Just a tiny 7.9 percentage of all 11th graders tested ready for college in 2011. The graduation rate was only 57 per cent. Reportedly, there remain 123, 000...

Science Teacher 1: Question 1: This teacher’s style of management is authoritative. The teacher is in control but is not completely strict. The effect on the students’ engagement is evident in their comfort in asking questions and discussing points not initially introduced by the teacher. The effect on the students’...

It is important for teachers to develop strategies on behavior management that may assist them in ensuring classroom attention and focus. Children misbehave because of denial of some needs. Different articles have been written discussing strategies teachers should employ to manage the behavior of learners at different ages. Starting with...

Time and again, grade inflation arises in the news as being a catastrophic and detrimental event that, though worthy of discussion, is often an issue that predicts far worse outcomes and consequences than it actually does. In Alfie Kohn’s “The Dangerous Myth of Grade Inflation,” Kohn writes on how this...

One of my proudest accomplishments is becoming a school treasurer in high school, not only because I overcame huge odds but also due to its educational value. The experience gave me huge self-confidence as well as taught me a lot about the art of competition. When I first decided to...