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According to Paul Dressel of Michigan State University (1983) grades are:

"An inadequate report of an inaccurate judgment by a biased and variable judge of the extent to which a student has attained an undefined level of mastery of an unknown proportion of an indefinite material."

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Sep 17, 2023Liked by Brandon Merrill

Fun to read! Cool to note your progress as a teacher.

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Sep 17, 2023Liked by Brandon Merrill

I always enjoy reading these, and keeping up with some of the adventures in school that goes by for you.

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Sep 16, 2023Liked by Brandon Merrill

Such a cool grading system. Truly feels like one can reward hard work.

Thanks for the blog post. Always a highlight when you post a new one :)

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Sep 16, 2023Liked by Brandon Merrill

I always love reading these. I like the grading system too!

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I’ve always disliked the expression “spending my time.” Thanks for giving me a reason! Also appreciated the Routines catalogue that you linked--will have to keep tabs on that.

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