In today’s email came a link to Grades Are Capitalism in Action. Let’s Get Them Out of Our Schools., an op-ed on Truthout, that concludes:
Meritocracy redirects the blame for capitalism’s failures onto its victims. Schools teach meritocracy, and grading is the method.
That the email with the link came from a lifelong Island educator, someone with whom I’ve enjoyed myriad conversations about education and learning, is a hopeful sign that we’re starting to move our thinking about education in the right direction.
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Starr Sackstein wrote about
Starr Sackstein wrote about going gradeless. It’s an insightful read. Assessment is complex. https://www.amazon.ca/Hacking-Assessment-Gradeless-Traditional-Grades/dp/0986104914
Our thinking about education and learning is a reflection of our values.
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