School Story: Kent Denver
Learn how one school improved well-being and engagement through working with Challenge Success.
Topic: Assessment
School Story: Dover-Sherborn High School
Learn how one school improved well-being and engagement through working with Challenge Success.
Student Story: A Cheating Problem
A student shares the impact of Challenge Success to reduce cheating at her school.
Do Grades Predict Success in Life?
Denise Pope gives parenting tips on how to help kids stress less and engage more with learning as part of the “Talks On Parenting” series.
Guidance on Grading/Crediting Policies During COVID-19
Challenge Success, Crescendo Education Group, and Mastery Transcript
Race to the Bottom
Students from St. John’s in Houston share their peer’s reflections on why students ‘race to the bottom.’
Insights into How & Why Students Cheat at High Performing Schools
“A LOT of people cheat and I feel
Class Rankings
Denise Pope shares why eliminating class rankings can reduce undue student stress without decreasing engagement.
Helicopter Teaching and the Challenge of Mythrules
In an era of hyper-focus on students’ academic performance, is it possible that schoolwork is actually too easy? I recognize that this might seem a strange question, given how much we hear of stressed-out students, slogging through hours of homework and blizzards of standardized tests. If anything, school is too hard, right?
Should Teachers Return Graded Tests?
Blog post from Denise Pope explaining value of revision and redemption grading practices.