Learning Assessments: What’s the Point of Grading Children’s Work?
Discussion of the need for and the value of learning assessments for homeschooling children’s work. What should we be evaluating and how useful are the grades?
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Coaching Children to Success Using Positive Learning Assessments
So have you been thinking about the purpose and value of learning assessments? I thought that I would allow some time for our ideas to percolate before continuing the discussion that I began in a previous article. I have been contemplating this topic a lot, especially this past week as I prepared report cards for some of my students.
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F Grades: Do They Serve Any Purpose?
Dianne discusses the reason behind assigning a failing grade. What purpose does it serve and what are we assessing?
Using Multiple Assessments
TEST! This word strikes fear into the hearts of many a child. For that matter, a lot of adults experience a mild form of post-traumatic stress when they hear that four-letter word.
Homeschooling in an NCLB Society
What does NCLB (No Child Left Behind) have to do with homeschooling? After all, homeschooling is exempt from NCLB. The regulations set forth by NCLB are all directly tied to federal funding and homeschools are not federally funded, so why should you care?
