This is a topic that I suspect is on the minds of many of us in the world of education, as it seems to be an up-and-coming trend. Here in Jacksonville, there has been discussion and controversy about allowing corporate sponsorship in our schools, cafeterias, and buses. The thinking, I suppose, is that if it […]
Archives for February 2012
The Grade Recovery Controversy Continues
February 21, 2012 by
My last four posts have been devoted entirely to grade recovery. For the sake of not getting myself stuck in a rut, this one will be the last one for awhile. Sharon Scholl of Jacksonville Beach had this to say recently: “It is impossible for the public to know what to make of the report […]
Possible Grade Recovery Solutions
February 14, 2012 by
This is a continuation of my previous three posts on grade recovery, the earliest of which is located here. It seems to me that there should be reasonable solutions to propose concerning grade recovery. For starters, the school district should put together a task force with plenty of teachers and come up with some solutions. […]
Grade Recovery is Slacker Recovery
February 7, 2012 by
This is a continuation of my last post about grade recovery, which is located here. You may recall a much earlier post that I wrote concerning Christopher Harvey, a former teacher of the year here in Jacksonville. He thinks that grade recovery is a big mistake. He says the majority of the students taking grade […]
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