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Hanging in there
Hanging in there. You can read a great deal about personal habits that help you succeed, but it all starts with just hanging in there. Rock I was in my first few years at The King’s Academy (TKA). Things weren’t going as well as I had hoped. The stress was high and it was getting…
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Starting over again
Starting over again. Tomorrow morning marks the 5th time that I’ve started over with a new school. So, today I felt like reflecting on these changes. Getting Started I got my start in music education in 1988. Northampton County Schools interviewed me and hired me on the spot. I was filled with dreams and thoroughly…
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Repair Kit For Grading 4
Repair Kit For Grading 4. This is the fourth part of a review of Ken O’Connor‘s, “A Repair Kit For Grading, 15 Fixes for Broken Grades“. My last post covered “fixes 7 – 11“. This post will be looking at “Fixes 12 – 15”. Fix 12 Don’t include zeros in grade determination when evidence is…
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Repair Kit For Grading 3
Repair Kit For Grading 3. This is the third part of a review of Ken O’Connor‘s, “A Repair Kit For Grading, 15 Fixes for Broken Grades“. My last post covered “fixes 4 – 6“. This post will be looking at “Fixes 7 – 11”. Fix 7 Don’t organize information in grading records by assessment methods…
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Repair Kit For Grading 2
Repair Kit For Grading 2. This is the second part of a review of Ken O’Connor‘s, “A Repair Kit For Grading, 15 Fixes for Broken Grades“. My last post covered “fixes 1 – 3“. Today I’ll be looking at “fixes 4 – 6”. Fix #4 Don’t punish academic dishonesty with reduced grades; apply other consequences…
