Joanne Jacobs
Dear Sir . . . LMK about WRK
“Professional writing” has vanished from the curriculum, writes Ed Week‘s Sarah D. Sparks. Employers and educators are pushing for...
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Joanne Jacobs
Oct 8, 20182 min read
Write to think, think to write
Students can do everything asked of them in school, yet fail to meet grade-level standards, charges TNTP’s new Opportunity Myth report....
Joanne Jacobs
Sep 21, 20182 min read
Why college writing fails
Political indoctrination is destroying the value of college writing courses, argues Stephen Combs, who teaches composition at Florida’s...
Joanne Jacobs
Jul 25, 20182 min read
How Core kids learn reading, writing
Fordham’s Reading and Writing Instruction in America’s Schools looks at how teaching has changed in the Common Core era. Middle and high...
Joanne Jacobs
Jul 19, 20182 min read
Elite colleges drop SAT, ACT essay test
The ability to write cogently, quickly and under pressure, helped me get into and through college. However, a growing list of selective...
Joanne Jacobs
Jul 11, 20182 min read
More states rely on robo-graders for essay tests
Pearson’s “automated scoring program graded some 34 million student essays on state and national high-stakes tests last year,” she...
Joanne Jacobs
Mar 2, 20171 min read
No case for cursive
“Cursive handwriting instruction is returning to elementary school classrooms in New York City,” reports NBC News. Penmanship remains...
Joanne Jacobs
Feb 21, 20171 min read
College writing center: Grammar is racist
Grammar is “racist,” proclaims the writing center at the University of Washington, Tacoma. In fact, everything’s racist. Language...
Joanne Jacobs
Feb 13, 20171 min read
Teachers outsource grading
Teacher have outsourced grading at two Michigan public schools that are “teacher-powered,” reports Education Week Teacher. Washtenaw...
Joanne Jacobs
Jan 31, 20172 min read
The kids can’t write (or reason)
Nearly 500 people — all college graduates — applied for a communications job at Marc Tucker’s organization. Candidates were asked to...
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