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...More portable and less pricey--$200, vs. about $2,000--than the laptops doled out by schools in recent years, the hand-held computers give students Internet access and allow teachers to "beam" them their grades and homework assignments. Add-ons include a "due yesterday" feature that dings when schoolwork is tardy and an attachable probe that measures pH in science labs. At River Hill High School, in Clarksville, Md., parents can use their children's devices to check on grades. But some students at other schools have gravitated toward less scholarly applications--beaming notes to one another in class...
VERMONT Schools here assess kids not only with a state exam but also by reviewing portfolios of their writing, math and other schoolwork...
...TIME. What emerges from the poll of 991 kids, ages 9 to 14, plus 400 parents and 103 middle school teachers, is a noteworthy disconnect in many families over parental involvement in their children's education. While 92% of the parents said they are very interested in their kids' schoolwork, the number falls to 75% when kids were asked if this is true of their parents. Similarly, 77% of parents said they help the kids with homework to help them learn more, as opposed to just checking it over to make sure it is done, but only 60% of kids...
...haven't had time to do schoolwork in the last three and a half weeks," Walsh said...
...even cute girls have come up to him asking about North House. “This is so neat,” he says enthusiastically. The group is practicing every day this week, plus shopping for rock-star-type outfits, making plane reservations, and oh yes, doing schoolwork. Sandoval plans to go all out; this will be the first time he’s ever paid more than $13 for a haircut...