FCAT writing scores show many students struggle with grammar (Sun-Sentinel)
This year's FCAT results show that the many of the same students who write essays well struggle with grammar. But that doesn't mean English teachers are going to turn into the grammar police. ...more...Open your laptops and begin exam (BBC News)
Microsoft is showing signs that it is willing to evolve but it needs to do much more to survive, argues Bill Thompson...more... FCAT writing scores show students struggle with grammar (Sun-Sentinel)
But teachers say grammar drills not answer - period This year's FCAT results show that the many of the same students who write essays well struggle with grammar. But that doesn't mean English teachers are going to turn into the grammar police. ...more... Educators stress importance of handwriting (Detroit News)
In the age of e-mails and text messages, penmanship may seem like a thing of the past, but students shouldn't throw away their pencils just yet. Handwriting is gaining new credibility as high-stakes exams, like the SAT college entrance test and the Michigan Merit Exam, couple impromptu writing and essay sections with multiple-choice questions. Michigan also spells out handwriting requirements, ......more... Community Announcements (Savannah Morning News)
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Submit your community announcement for immediate publication online at savannahnow.com/do/add_event or e-mail your meeting at least two weeks in advance to calendar@savannahnow.com or fax to 525-0796. Contact number must be listed. Community Announcements is printed Friday-Sunday in the Accent section as space allows. For information, call 652-0310. To see more upcoming community meetings, go to ......more... Opinions: Atomic Nectarine: Everybody cut footloose (Stanford Daily)
If all the ridiculous advice that adults give children were compiled in a huge didactic tome, the longest entry in the index would be for the letter ?U? ? ?U? for underpants. Just how obsessed are we, as a society, with undergarments?...more... Teachers Take a Crash Course As County Strives for More AP (Washington Post)
John E. Deasy, the superintendent of Prince George's County schools, issued a decree soon after taking charge a year ago: Each of the county's 22 high schools will offer at least eight Advanced Placement courses next year. ...more... 4th-graders outperform others in writing (Bradford County Telegraph)
Fourth-graders, particularly those at Lawtey Community School this year, continue to outperform students in higher grades on the writing component of the Florida Comprehensive Assessment Test, or FCAT....more... |