Way to go, Heather, but my
Way to go, Heather, but my experience with admitting underrepresented minorities into honors courses has taught me to be careful about using certain criteria in the admissions equation. My reaction to...
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As you move into this experiment, you might consider pairing up various learning experiences with a teacher librarian or a teacher technologist. If you have good ones at your school, they will be...
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Hey David! I really like that you mentioned the following:"And, for every minority kid who is enthusiastic, engaged, and learns a great deal, they will bring their friends into similar courses." I...
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Hey George, Just to clarify, these aren't weighted the same. The writing test is weighed more heavily than others because it's the only element we know that is not subjective or hasn't been possibly...
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We did away with honors classes after noticing two things. One, we didn't have enough students performing high enough to fill a true honors class. Two, our highest-performing kids grew the most and our...
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What a great example of seeing a gap, identifying barriers and then adjusting how the school operates to address them. I love that you involve parents in encouraging students to apply for the honors...
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