It’s May again, which means that in many high schools, the end of the term is rapidly approaching. At the end of every grading period, the same conversation starts making the rounds in teaching circles, on social media, in the teacher’s lounge, all sharing a similar anecdote: “So-and-so just turned in work weeks after it was due!” “So-and-so finally decided …
It’s early May, deep in the heart of testing season. Twenty-two middle school students sit at desks arranged in a half circle closed just tightly enough so they see each other and the question displayed on the board at the front of the room: “Are cell phones making people less intelligent?” A student surges to his feet behind his desk, …
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