How to Grade for Attentiveness

How to Grade for Attentiveness

John Zurn Educational Author- School Consultant   Attentiveness is about the choices a student makes.  Is he or she paying attention to the things that are most important?  Some students need to pay attention to teacher directions, others to the quality of their...
How to Grade for Organization

How to Grade for Organization

John Zurn Educational Author- School Consultant   Teachers need to work with school administrators to identify what it takes for students to be successful in the community.  Educators need to look beyond schooling and ask how they can best prepare students to...
Character Grades That Work

Character Grades That Work

John Zurn Educational Author- School Consultant   How do we get school communities past 150 years of academics as the primary focus of schooling? In my experience, the teachers who have worked in schools for decades are frustrated by the competition for academic...
The Role of Character in Success

The Role of Character in Success

John Zurn Educational Author- School Consultant   I understand parents who choose to homeschool.  In schools, there can be an overwhelming focus on the differences everyone brings to the table.  If everyone is different, the only unified expectation is in...