When Life Gives You Lemon Drops

I’ve been thinking a lot about school and the way that some students seem to skate through while other students work really hard for average (or below average) grades. These differences in ability are obvious to teachers and they are obvious to other students. Unfortunately, I think these differences also generate a type of stereotype threat. Students who don’t excel in the standard academic format begin to expect that they won’t. Neither teacher nor student learns to look for creative ways to demonstrate knowledge and learning. Neither teacher nor student learns to appreciate or respond to academic diversity.