Editor's Note: This week we highlight a new approach to grading and share two touching stories of gratitude: at one elementary school students made an astonishing 1,000 thank-you notes for their bus drivers; at another school students brightened their very ill teacher's day by serenading her. --Daniela

Students at an elementary school surprise bus drivers with 1,000 Thank-You cards.

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Faced with soaring Ds and Fs, schools are ditching the old way of grading.

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Students serenade their teacher in hospice who is battling cancer.

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Be The Change Idea

This week reflect on the people in your school community and beyond. How can you express your gratitude to those who make your work possible or easier.