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AnthonyTiberioFirstPaper 3 - 24 Apr 2012 - Main.AnthonyTiberio
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< | Eben is correct: grades are stupid. This idea is not new. We have all probably thought this already to some degree. Worse, we have all probably felt this, perhaps very recently. Whether we have only now realized their stupidity by being placed lower on the curve than we had hoped, by uncomfortably sitting atop the curve, or simply by Eben informing us of their stupidity, we ought to ask: in precisely what ways are grades stupid? | >
> | Eben is correct: grades are stupid. Perhaps not everyone has yet realized this, but everyone has probably at least felt this to some degree, perhaps very recently. Evaluations, however, are not stupid. As Eben points out, thorough, frequent, sympathetic, and effective evaluations of a student's work are essential in helping the student both learn more and derive more satisfaction from learning. Grades do not further these ends. Eben thinks that grades not only fail to further these ends, but grades actually impede students in their attempt to achieve these ends. I agree. It is worthwhile to listen to this view and explore where it leads. Some questions immediately come to mind. Since grades are a type of evaluation and some forms of evaluations are desirable, precisely why are grades such a stupid and unjust form of evaluation? Is this true of other sorts of evaluations that are not technically “grades”? Finally, can any sort of grading system be salvaged and serve some useful end? | | | |
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