what is the game?
assigning and giving out grades to my students
i never had grades until i got into highschool and college, and after that i never worked at a school that gave out grades
until now
and it's amazing how counterproductive it is for some of my students. they literally work ONLY for a grade - missing the whole step about learning...
and i don't remember how much i cared or didn't care when i was in school (about the actual learning part) i don't think i cared...and i turned out alright...
but man is it frustrating to be part of a system that you are trying to work against...
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i do not follow. do you think they would be more invested if they did not get grades?
not sure...maybe? i just know that the overemphasis given to grades at my school makes the majority of my kids miss the point. they fight me about the "grade i gave them" rather than understanding it as the "grade they earned" or more realistically, an evaluation/insight into what they know/what they need to work on. they don't care that they don't know the material....they care that the grade is not high enough...
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