I come from a family of many teachers, and I did the legwork to get (hopefully) most of it right: 2 Preschool Teachers 3 Elementary
I had always known that the concept of redos and retakes existed, theoretically. I only actually employed them in my classroom, though, in exceptional cases
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If you’ve read this blog before, it might seem like all we do is focus on the challenges in education–so many aspects that need transformation!
New Year, New Possibilities Ahh, the first month of a brand new year! Everything feels new and promising, a blank slate, or, in the words
As facilitators and client managers here at Crescendo Education Group, we have met with a wide and diverse breadth of school leaders nationwide from a
The Shock of Public Scrutiny Early in my teaching career in New York City Public Schools, I knew that my students weren’t getting grades that
The First F In my second year as a New York City Public school teacher, my student, Sharone, declared that the first F she ever
As the manager of the coaching team at Crescendo Education Group, I’ve had the privilege of being a part of, and witness to, so many
“Each year, millions of high school students are receiving grades that don’t represent what they actually know and have learned . . . Yet, they
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