Abundance of easy assignments setting up students for failure in college, study finds
Samantha Figueroa - State University of New York-Purchase •November 5, 2018
‘Students appeared to be doing the academic work given to them’
Hard work, good grades and determination aren’t enough for students’ success when their teachers give them so much work below their grade level, according to a recent study by an education nonprofit.
These low standards end up hurting nonwhite students the most, The New Teacher Project found in The Opportunity Myth, which followed nearly 4,000 students in five school systems encompassing urban, rural, district and charter characteristics.
https://www.thecollegefix.com/abundance-of-easy-assignments-setting-up-students-for-failure-in-college-study-finds/
