In her viewpoint article “Seen and Heard,” education researcher and former teacher Antonia Lewandowski writes that, for schools to make progress, students need to have a better understanding of their own responsibility for their education.
An 8th-grade class from New Jersey has responded to the article. Now, what’s your view?
Do students take enough responsibility for their own learning? Do they do their part? How can teachers and schools help increase student motivation?