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Because excellencism is more than good enough: On the need to distinguish the pursuit of excellence from the pursuit of perfection.Gaudreau et. al.
2022
Series of analyzed studies demonstrates that chasing perfection (e.g. through high grades) leads to worse outcomes.
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Trevor Aleo
Trevor teaches high school English, designs professional learning experiences for teachers, and researches the intersection of disciplinary literacies and multimodality. He is a co-author of Learning That Transfers: Designing Curriculum for a Changing World and a doctoral student at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champagne.
