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UP is now forcing our hand to give our students a numeric grade. My goodness. Uno lahat.
Oh no. Why is this tweet gaining traction? Are you as frustrated as I am?
Ok. Because this has almost 3k likes, let me clarify. I tweeted this out of frustration. Like many teachers, I am (still) for mass promotion. Now that the UP system requires numeric grades, I honestly don& #39;t know how to move forward.
I am not at all comfortable in assessing my students& #39; performance (much more grade it) at a time like this. I do not understand this obsession with "excellence" in a pandamic. Isn& #39;t survival enough for now?
Hay. It& #39;s time for another clarification because this reached 10k likes already:
1. This is my personal opinion amd this does not reflect the values of my unit, department, and university.
2. I believe in a learner-centered teaching philosophy. If learners are in distress...
1. This is my personal opinion amd this does not reflect the values of my unit, department, and university.
2. I believe in a learner-centered teaching philosophy. If learners are in distress...
...they come first before grades. In Filipino, pagtuturong makatao/makaestudyante.
3. Hindi ako takot na ipasa o bigyan ng mataas na marka ang mga estudyante ko kung ang kapalit nito ay kapayapaan ng isip. Ang ibang estudyante, walang internet, walang makain, namatayan...
3. Hindi ako takot na ipasa o bigyan ng mataas na marka ang mga estudyante ko kung ang kapalit nito ay kapayapaan ng isip. Ang ibang estudyante, walang internet, walang makain, namatayan...
