Low-Stakes Writing: Writing to Learn, Not Learning to Write

University Park Campus School uses low-stakes writing to scaffold instruction, develop student voice, and foster critical thinkers.
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GRADES 7-12 | WORCESTER, MA
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[@lisarobinson8287]

I love the brainstorming and freestyle writing across all genres.

[@Nadeemcomedy7]

Very nice and very impressive thanks.

[@ScheminVegan]

Every teacher needs to see this

[@ScheminVegan]

This video is gold

[@dafruen]

I really wanted to have a school like that,But I live in an Southeast’s country....:(

[@jermainegordon-mizusawa4097]

Nice, but I am so shocked that it is true that NOBODY writes in cursive anymore!

[@mackenziehardy9725]

Cursive has had to take a backseat in education because of how far behind most students and schools are. We have to teach more than can be absorbed in a day to get through every standard. Then there is not enough time to ensure that every student has mastered it before you have to move on. I was the only 2nd-grade class that did not learn cursive, I graduated in 2020 so that was like 2010. In 8th grade I fell behind in my English class because we HAD to complete the bellwork in cursive, I can't remember any of what I learned in bellwork, because I didn't learn.