Season 3 Episode 2

Grading Practices – All of the Above Season 3 Ep. 2

How should grading work? What’s fair? In this episode we unpack the dilemmas of grading. Why do grading practices vary so much from teacher to teacher, and what does this all mean for students in America’s schools? We also take a look at recent news in education including a teacher being fired for refusing to use a student’s preferred pronouns, the controversy surrounding a new alternative school opening up for young children, and the whopping $9.2 million awarded to a curriculum company for violations to its copyrights.

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Episode Highlights

HEADLINES IN EDUCATION - S3 Ep2

Jeff and Manuel examine recent headlines in education. A teacher in Virginia sues after being fired for refusing to use a student’s preferred pronouns, controversy surrounds a new alternative school in Maryland that plans to enroll students as young as 5, and a jury awards a whopping $9.2 million to a curriculum company after it finds that school staff in Houston illegally copied its study guides.

ASSESSMENT - RE-EXAMINING OUR GRADING PRACTICES

Despite how much experience we all have with grades, and how much influence they yield over our lives, grades are perhaps one of the more controversial and incoherent aspects of what schools do. How should grading work? What’s fair? What’s logistically practical to implement, and what does this all mean for the students in America’s schools? Jeff and Manuel discuss.