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by Lisa Rivero

Education Reform, One Assignment at a Time

By Lisa Rivero on April 28, 2012 in Creative Synthesis

Barbara Clark reminds us that “under the threat of grades, bright students balk at venturing into the unknown or trying any area in which they are not sure they will succeed.” The resulting perfectionism and risk-aversion, far from lessening in college, can cause university students to focus on grades to the exclusion of deep, personal, creative learning. Read More

Learning more important than the scores.

Submitted by Homework Help on March 27, 2013 - 3:40am.

Wish there were more teachers like Jaffee, who focus on the learning aspect and potential of the student rather than their exam scores.

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Lisa Rivero is the author of The Smart Teens' Guide to Living with Intensity and other education and parenting books. more...

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