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Grades anyone?
Very thought provoking conversation this afternoon. One question that I'd like to explore more is the problem of grading in a system of education as life... education as participation versus preparation. Seems to me as soon as I assign a grade to a student I undermine and betray all of my work to engage students in this re-imagined world of exploration. Echoing Alice Lesnick, I place very little stock or value on a student’s ability to demonstrate pre-existing knowledge, at least it is only important in so far as it helps students become more competent at solving problems using the tools in their possession. I place more value on creativity and construction of solutions or answers. If one assumes or sets up the presumption that there are no “truth” only stories and diversity is a source of novelty, then perhaps at least in science I could grade students on the following criteria:
My hope is this criteria would not betray my goal of helping students become empowered, better problem solvers and comfortable with contextual and uncertain dynamics of the self and society.
Yet, I am still passing judgment when I assign a grade. Is there a way out? How do educators evaluate and assess in a system of education as life.