tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7736704849587421628.post2176867609823173034..comments2023-08-10T10:50:59.262-04:00Comments on ROLE Reversal: People are passionate, anxious about eliminating grades in schoolAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18206735172077499589noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7736704849587421628.post-73565673318152030562011-08-14T12:35:54.584-04:002011-08-14T12:35:54.584-04:00Hi Mark,
I'm glad you said it can be taught. ...Hi Mark,<br /><br />I'm glad you said it can be taught. That's the response I give when I'm asked that question. I just have to remind people that it's a learning process for the teacher. It doesn't all happen at once, but steps over time. <br /><br />Kind regards,<br />Tracy WatanabeTracy Watanabenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7736704849587421628.post-35198501791990322011-08-11T09:38:11.194-04:002011-08-11T09:38:11.194-04:00Tracy, thanks for your insights on this. You sound...Tracy, thanks for your insights on this. You sound like a ROLE teacher already. Maybe you'll consider committing to the Results Only Project linked above.<br /><br />I think the ROLE is for all grade levels. You are right, to a degree, about teachers needing to understand how to tap into intrinsic motivation. I think it's fairly easy to learn, though.<br /><br />Thanks for weighing in on this.Mark Barneshttp://www.resultsonlylearning.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7736704849587421628.post-12356933456338640842011-08-10T23:54:11.185-04:002011-08-10T23:54:11.185-04:00Hi Mark,
When someone highly regarded says they a...Hi Mark,<br /><br />When someone highly regarded says they are eliminating grades, people respond. For those who are against the idea, I would bet they spend much of their time grading, so that very idea would cause a response. <br /><br />For those who spend much of their time focused on authentic learning, they are probably used to various assessments and have seen the results from self assessment.<br /><br />Where do I stand? I like having multiple assessments, but don't pay too much stock in the summative. If you teach them how to think, then bubbling in an answer is easy-peasy-lemon-squeezey. <br /><br />In order to pull off the type of classroom where students give themselves their own grades, then there is a huge amount of weight on that teacher as facilitator, knowing how to cater to students' strengths, engage them, tap into authentic learning... I think that is something we all could and should do; but sometimes wonder if everyone has that gift. <br /><br />Do you think it's something that can be taught? Or is it just something that magical teachers intuitively "get?"<br /><br />My other question I ponder is if this is just a discussion for the older grades, or are we talking our primary kids too? <br /><br />I love the discussion. Thanks for causing us to think!<br /><br />Kind regards,<br />Tracy WatanabeTracy Watanabenoreply@blogger.com