Kids are in a ‘reading recession,’ as test scores continue to decline | CNN
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Before every important test, teacher Nancy Barajas dims the lights, turns on a disco ball and blasts music from her playlist. Her sixth graders dance together as a “pre-celebration” to boost their confidence, then take their exam.
  • TrackinDaKraken@lemmy.worldEnglish
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    3 days ago

    A collection of titles from today’s /r/teachers:

    • Are high school students actually this clueless and entitled?

    • Admin just told us that “strong classroom management” eliminates the need for consequences. I am losing my mind.

    • Convinced my school to let me go back to textbooks for next year!

    • “I’ve chosen not to do the extra credit assignment, because I don’t think it’s fair.”

    • Why do some parents who didn’t have strong academic experiences in school still choose to teach or homeschool their children?

    • Why don’t schools hold students back a grade anymore if they are not meeting that grade’s standards?

    • With all the “schools should teach this” and “why isn’t this taught in school” I’m starting to wonder if we even need parents.

    • Have you ever had to deal with a parent trying to control what you can teach in your lessons?

    • Tell me why my school’s admin has decided it’s a good idea to require teachers to accept late work up until the week after summer starts?

    • Students won’t listen and are extremely mean

    • How can I take an interest in my students without being perceived as intrusive or weird?

    • Update: Assaulted by students - 3 week suspension

    • How many of y’all have secondary incomes?

    • Why is ‘fighting’ not expulsion worthy?