rethinking the practice of grading
From Degrading to De-Grading: a damn good essay by Alfie Kohn on why the practice of grading student work is destructive to learning. If you teach, or if you are involved in teaching in any way, please read it.
(Yeah, it’s from 1999, but I just discovered it today—thanks to Michele Martin at The Bamboo Project.)
About Ian
Physics professor... science education researcher and evangelist... foodie and occasionally-ambitious cook... avid traveler... outdoorsy type (hiking, camping, whitewater kayaking, teaching wilderness survival skills to high school students, etc.)... amateur photographer... computer programmer and amateur web designer... and WAAY too busy!
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