What do comedian Mindy Kaling, billionaire Elon Musk and entrepreneur Anant Agarwal have in common? They all understand the importance of feedback. Feedback is crucial for all students in all subjects ...

Here are some writing samples drawn from student essays that were read by a panel of teachers and administrators. Students were asked to write about a topic with which they are quite familiar: the ...

Do teachers and administrators at your school discipline students with dignity? Or with disrespect? The YES! Magazine article, “Discipline With Dignity: Oakland Classrooms Try Healing Instead of ...

Let’s face it: no one likes grading student essays, because student essays, in general, aren’t very good. When you’re halfway through a pile of essays that seem rote and devoid of thought, it’s easy ...

Teachers' Day is a special occasion celebrated every year on September 5th to honor and appreciate the contributions of teachers in shaping the minds and futures of students. As students gear up to ...

What kind of writers are Davis High School students? And how can Davis teachers more effectively teach them the skills necessary to be expert communicators? These questions were tackled by a group of ...

A survey of 2,462 Advanced Placement (AP) and National Writing Project (NWP) teachers finds that digital technologies are shaping student writing in myriad ways and have also become helpful tools for ...

Suppose you are a professor of pedagogy, and you assign an essay on learning styles. A student hands in an essay with the following opening paragraph: The construct of “learning styles” is problematic ...