In higher education, particularly with my graduate students, students occasionally focus on the individual points of an assignment rubric instead of stepping back and looking holistically at the ...

It is good teaching practice to be clear and transparent about the purpose, task, and criteria for assignments and learning activities. This includes communicating with students about what is and is ...

Assignments Aimed at "Requiring a Statement" of Ideological Belief from Students May Violate First Amendment So holds a Fifth Circuit panel (by a 2-to-1 vote), in an assignment requiring the writing ...

In June, I wrote about Oliver v. Arnold, which dealt with a complicated question: A public school may of course compel a great deal of speech by its students (on exams, papers, homework assignments, ...