Elliot, a fourth grader with a sharp mind, a sharper sense of humor, and a habit of doodling her way through assignments, had ...

How many can you get right? No peeking at a dictionary for this surprisingly tricky 4th grade spelling words quiz. Remember those 4th grade spelling words quizzes we took in elementary school? They ...

This week, I went to school for parent-teacher conferences. My second-grader’s self-evaluation form listed several categories ...

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Even the most accomplished spelling whizz will pause for thought on this tricky quiz. The test, shared on Playbuzz, challenges users to pick out the correct spelling of 15 common words in a series of ...

ASKED WHY? THE PENN MANOR SCHOOL DISTRICT RECENTLY ANNOUNCED TRADITION SPELLING TESTS WILL SOON BE A THING OF THE PAST. PROBABLY WHAT A LOT OF US REMEMBER. SO PRETEST PRACTICE THE WORDS ALL WEEK.

Are spelling tests really necessary? Not in the affluent Solon City Schools in Ohio where fifth graders are learning to spell second-grade level words! What if these were your children? Would you ...

It’s high time we put the most enduring myths about human behavior to bed, and see the mind—and the world—as it is. Are spelling tests really necessary? Not in the affluent Solon City Schools in Ohio ...

At the risk of being labeled curmudgeons (that's spelled “c-u-r-m-u-d-g-e-o-n-s,” by the way) we take exception to the trend in some area school districts to do away with traditional spelling tests in ...

This month, I went to school for parent-teacher conferences. My second-grader’s self-evaluation form listed several ...