Teamwork Leads Hough School to Knowledge Master Open Win
Barrington's Hough Extended program students have won the competition 16 times.
Hough Street School Extended program students won the Knowledge Master Open, Jan. 23, from among 175 schools nationwide. Fifth-grade teacher Georgia Nelson attributes the school's perennial success--students have won the competition 16 times since 1988-- to teamwork. Nelson said the students work well together. "Certainly a lot of other schools compete--magnet schools, gifted clasess. Part of our success is having a system; part of it is commitment to the system. The kids are respectful towards each other," Nelson said. Students cooperate to determine each other's strengths and to decide who will best answer certain questions. The questions cover all subject categories including history, geography, science, math, grammar and spelling. …
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