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Frustrated with the School Schedule, Again?

7 ways to overcome the high school master schedule. The function of a high school master schedule is to arrange the allotted time, staff, students and physical resources together so that optimum learning will take place. Since the schedule usually remains fixed for the year, a poorly planned schedule will have a detrimental effect on [...]

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A Little Push Goes a Long Way

A Little Push Goes A Long Way

Knowing when and how much to push is the difference between success and failure. Cycling in San Francisco is a joy and challenge.   The hills are the challenge.  The joy – the many shops along the way. Bad habits are hard to break.   How can anyone resist shopping?  Even when riding your bike.  [...]

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Four Alarming Facts and One Prediction about Dropout Rates

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Fact #1:  We cannot compare dropout rates when there are different ways of calculating a rate. Various ways of calculating the dropout rate reveal different ways of thinking about the issue. Event rate indicates the number of students who leave high school each year and is compared with previous years. Status rate, a cumulative rate [...]

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