Word: homerooms
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...that first week, of course, the thrill had pretty much dissipated, and I was complaining about homework, or my homeroom teacher, or swimming class. For the most part, I enjoyed school over the years, but every year I hoped (to no avail) that I'd be able to hold on to that initial frisson of excitement that saturated every first...
...Leander Middle School, tucked in the hills an hour north of Austin. When the Texas exam was first instituted, only 66% of Leander's students passed the math and reading portions of the test. So the school hired a consultant. The principal also had a revolutionary idea: Drop homeroom and one daily elective, then double the time students spend on math lessons to 90 minutes a day. Three times a year students take - and chart their progress on - exams tougher than the TAAS. And to reduce stress during the real exam week, the school serves granola bars and invites children...
...stands, house affiliation often does not extend beyond a student's homeroom location, for students can take classes in every house. (Under the new plan, 11th and 12th graders will still be able to travel beyond their school for the more obscure offerings, but their core teachers should be keeping better track of them...