Posts Tagged by grades
Ugly Learning
| April 13, 2012 | Posted by Brian Bennett under All, Flipclass, Grading, Teaching |
Unfortunately, we are entrenched in an age of education that wants to be “pretty.” Students are all reaching “mastery” in every subject and they all move at the same pace through every class every year. Like all utopian societies, this is not attainable. True learning is ugly (to outsiders), and we need to embrace that… more
Change Teaching by Changing Grading
| February 27, 2012 | Posted by Brian Bennett under Grading, Teaching, Thoughts |
I have made a few changes in my chemistry class recently that came more out of pragmatic necessity than anything else, but these changes have caused me to revisit grading…again. Ultimately, what caused my change was the expectation of having three graded assignments put into the grade book each week. That’s three for every student,… more
Grades Revisited
| November 2, 2011 | Posted by Brian Bennett under All, Teaching, Thoughts |
I spent some time this afternoon updating my grade book. Like most of us, grading is my least favorite part of teaching and I have a nasty habit of putting it off for longer than I should. I end up having marathon grading stints after school and it usually seems to coincide with other things… more
Grades
| October 11, 2011 | Posted by Brian Bennett under All, Teaching, Thoughts |
As I was walking back to my classroom this afternoon, I passed a couple of learners in the hall talking about their grades. I don’t have either of these individuals in my class, nor do I know what class they were discussing, but that is beside the point. What stuck in my head is when… more
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