My kids went to an outdoor elementary school with no art, music, or library. They loved it, but adjusting to public school was hard.

My kids loved their private elementary school because they got to learn in small groups outside. They missed out on a lot, but it was worth it.
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What Should Teachers Do When Students—or Parents—Ask for a Better Grade?

What’s in a grade? On its surface, a letter or number grade would appear to be a fixed measure of a student’s performance on a given assessment: a test, essay, project, or other tangible piece of work ...
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New study reveals academic benefits of early grade repetition

A new report by Ros Clayton from Stellenbosch University’s Research on Socio-Economic Policy (RESEP) Group, examines the impact and outcomes of having children repeat the Grade 1 and Grade 4 ...