Adopt mandatory pass/fail grades this semester
HBUHSD should implement a mandatory pass/fail grading policy this semester.
grades
Teachers: when you assign it, post it. Please.
Teachers should upload assignments into Canvas early on so students can input “What-If” scores and plan out their school work.
To be perfect, or not to be perfect
Perfect is not perfectly synonymous to brilliant or fantastic or outstanding or talented or amazing or excellent.
Grades are the devil of education
Grades cheat students of a genuine and meaningful learning experience.
The pros of point-based systems outweigh those of weighted systems
The majority of teachers use a weighted grading system for students that make it harder for them to get a fair grade, but some teachers have started using a raw, point-based grading system. Which system is better?
We get graded. So should teachers.
Teachers give students grades that reflect behavior and performance—should students do the same?
The “Re-enforced” Law
Have you noticed how most of your teachers post grades up online this year? Did you just think it was because teachers were more efficient […]