Reexaming the Relationsip Between Academic Achievement and Social Behavior

This article is from April 6th issue. This article examines the link between students who behave badly and getting bad grades...or a lack of a link. This article reminded me that we as teachers have to be careful not to pigeonhole students into stereotypes. The article found that teachers automatically think that students who are well-behaved are probably getting good grades and students who act up are not succeeding academically. The article reminds us that we have to watch out for both behavior and academics...don't just think that a student who doesn't act up doesn't need help.