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Schools of Thought

Translating education research into usable knowledge

On busy work

I understand that as a substitute, I'm probably going to be giving the students busy work. That's fine; there are often even opportunities for real teaching within that context. But today part of the teacher's lesson plan instructed me that when the low and average 8th grade English students finished their worksheets, they were to color in a picture of a sneaker.

Low expectations, anyone?

Let's just say that I accidentally misplaced the folder with the pictures and was sadly forced to have the kids do additional amounts of substantive work.

Sigh.

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