Just in time for TBS progress reports comes some supportive analysis from a nationally-known education scholar! It’s no secret that The Berkeley School makes its decisions, from choosing curriculum to framing student assessment, based on what works best for children’s learning. In fact, it’s our whole reason for being. And we may be a small school, but we’re beginning to be recognized for our bold decisions by big names in the field of education. Alfie Kohn, bestselling educational author and speaker, recently put TBS and Head of School Janet Stork’s vision and leadership front and center in the “News” section of his website, in a story featuring TBS Middle School’s shift away from letter grades. Kohn’s books include The Homework Myth: Why Our Kids Get Too Much of a Bad Thing; Unconditional Parenting: Moving from Rewards and Punishments to Love and Reason; What Does It Mean to Be Well-Educated, and More Essays on Standards, Grading, and Other Follies; and The Case Against Standardized Testing: Raising the Scores, Ruining the Schools. Click here to read the full story on Alfie Kohn’s website. We’re proud of our school’s stand on authentic assessment, and we hope this story will assuage any lingering doubts among our parents!