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Every time we grade homework, for some reason, the atmosphere between parent and child turns sour.……It's sad that it turns into a fight even though you're just trying to help^^;When I point out a ...

Though Valerie Strauss’s Feb. 6 Answer Sheet column, “A deep dive into whether — and how — homework should be graded,” hit many important points in the case for the elimination of homework grades, it ...

Grading homework assignments for a large class can be a time-consuming chore, and overworked teaching assistants often have little time to give students detailed feedback. But help may be on the way: ...

Rarely have I received reaction to a column as vigorous — and as negative — as the flood of emails from teachers appalled by my opposition to a plan in Arlington, Va., to strike down traditional ...

The Northern Cass school district in North Dakota last spring graduated its first class of seniors who went through most of high school without receiving letter grades. Instead, their report cards ...

I had a teacher conference today and met with most of my daughter's instructors and discussed her progress with them. The math teacher (8th grade Algebra II) decided to skip the meeting because he had ...

One of the most time-consuming aspects of teaching is grading homework assignments. So here’s an interesting crowdsourcing tool from Luca de Alfaro and Michael Shavlovsky at the University of ...

Linda Hurka, a mother of five, always has taken an interest in her children’s school work, but she was never one of those mothers that had time to lead the PTA or advocate for an educational cause.