FIAE Chapter 8

Summary:
This chapter discusses grades and how we should administer those grades. There are six reasons to why we grade: 1) to document student and teacher progress, 2) to provide feedback to the student and family, and the teacher, 3) to inform instructional decisions, 4) to motivate students, 5) to punish students, and 6) to sort students. We need to take these reasons, decide which are important and which should not be administered- make up a system that will best benefit your students.

Reflection:
Luke had this to say about grades, “Grades! Grades! Grades! We focus on them, they rule our lives. They are used to do terrible things to students or give them a reward here or there.” Meghan feels that participation should be counted in each class, but made it clear that participation can mean many things, like- “talking in class or in a debate, small group work, or just doing homework on time and correctly.” Heather enjoyed the chapter, but felt that the material was very open-ended and open to interpretation. She said that the one thing that we Do know, however, “is that each student is different” and that is what teachers should really be taking into consideration.