tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2707703066300530859.post1321718685840543066..comments2024-03-15T02:09:23.712-06:00Comments on for the love of learning: Efficiency gone wrongAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15047405950514440042noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2707703066300530859.post-66161971373015636862010-05-01T10:46:10.548-06:002010-05-01T10:46:10.548-06:00Great post, Joe. I'm envious that you're a...Great post, Joe. I'm envious that you're able to teach full time and still whiz through so many books! I'm unfortunately a very slow reader. <br /><br />I agree with your message - and in fact, getting people to understand that there's a problem with grades is the reason I started writing short stories from the perspective of a student teacher lately. I'm not a great writer, but I figure if I can get teachers to empathize with the protagonist as she faces the doubts we all have about grades in the backs (and for those who dare, the fronts) of our minds, then I might be able to keep them with me and model through narration why grades should be abolished and how to do it. Unfortunately, I don't actually have any experience abolishing grades in a traditional school, so maybe I'll have the student teacher burn out and start working at an alternative school! Or better yet, maybe I could get other educators to contribute different versions of the story based on their experience and it could be a choose-your-own-adventure story. :-)Chris Fritzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16492929902577364929noreply@blogger.com