Tag: grades
JBB’s DRP for 2/3/23: Weekend Recharge
Weekend-loading Congratulations on making it to the end of Week 5. How are you doing? Progress...
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Trying to Remember What’s My Mission?
I’ve been back from California for a few weeks, dove right back into work, getting out of the...
Read More“A” is for Ax Murderer
Another student take on Zander’s giving student’s an automatic “A”: Grades in middle school are controversial, especially now that students earn credits to be promoted to the next grade level. Ask...
Read MoreTo give an A or not to give an A – Ongoing Zander Dialogue
I’m back to teaching my Media Asset Creation class and Ben Zander’s The Art of Possibility is back on the menu. It never ceases to amaze me how his approach sparks debate with classroom teachers, particularly when it...
Read MoreGrading Rants for a Monday – Inspired by the Art of Possibility
One of the books that I use for my course is the inspirational The Art of Possibility and in one of the opening chapters the authors, Ben & Roz Zander, propose getting rid of grades. This usually invokes strong pros and cons...
Read More34 Days left, kiddies. Just go…
34 Days left, kiddies. Just got a memo about multiple F 8th graders, I have four on the list, all from the same class, ack.
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