This helps teachers track student performance across the three subjects. It also helps forge stronger personal bonds between students and teachers, a key to keeping freshman and sophomores interested in school, education experts said. As David Cauthers concludes his history class, he reminds his students not only of their history homework that night, but also of their science assignment. It's one way, he said, to let students know their house teachers are keeping tabs on them. As far as students are concerned, it works.
Students say they feel strong connections to their teachers.
Attending three classes with the same classmates also leads to stronger friendships. Many students say they feel comfortable talking with their teachers about difficulties in school or even outside of it. They keep track of how we're doing, and it seems like they actually care. One recent morning, Boring's class reviewed the parts of animal and plant cells. The class assignment over the weekend was to build a model of a cell.