tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2707703066300530859.post338466577510008399..comments2024-03-15T02:09:23.712-06:00Comments on for the love of learning: The end of testsandgradesAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15047405950514440042noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2707703066300530859.post-75156947275827457072014-06-13T23:19:31.506-06:002014-06-13T23:19:31.506-06:00Thank you Joe Bower!Thank you Joe Bower!Clyde Gawhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07416771200572948193noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2707703066300530859.post-46630046875652145142013-01-18T13:50:32.093-07:002013-01-18T13:50:32.093-07:00I believe grades do not reflect a child's inte...I believe grades do not reflect a child's intelligence. Those are just numbers, they don't predict anybody's future. A bunch of <a href="http://www.cyriljackson.wa.edu.au/" rel="nofollow">alternative schools perth</a> do not encourage such teaching because they provide education not to scare students of flunking, rather let them realize how it is to be knowledgeable. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2707703066300530859.post-73393042114122409692012-09-25T22:36:55.465-06:002012-09-25T22:36:55.465-06:00I'm all for it. get rid of grades!I'm all for it. get rid of grades!student teachernoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2707703066300530859.post-91050417001108929912012-09-24T20:38:02.919-06:002012-09-24T20:38:02.919-06:00Grades are at best unhelpful and at worst harmful ...Grades are at best unhelpful and at worst harmful towards the long term goals for our children. Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15047405950514440042noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2707703066300530859.post-47957213315090215932012-09-24T19:00:16.380-06:002012-09-24T19:00:16.380-06:00Joe, are you saying that it is impossible to use g...Joe, are you saying that it is impossible to use grades in education meaningfully and purposefully?Dan McGuirehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17165245665212961209noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2707703066300530859.post-53392787250745454212012-09-24T12:58:49.798-06:002012-09-24T12:58:49.798-06:00I taught high school English for six years, in bot...I taught high school English for six years, in both public and private school settings. I appreciate the points you've made here. I also recommend reading Postman's other great books, such as "Amusing Ourselves to Death". <br />It's frustrating trying to get the general public to understand all the nuances that go into quality education. There are so many factors and too often the public picks a scapegoat. Why does our society have to always simplify very complicated issues?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com