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Re: Grading & Assessing
I am an educator. This summer my wife/evaluator
https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="đ€Ł" title="Lachend auf dem Boden rollen" aria-label="Emoji: Lachend auf dem Boden rollen">and I decided to tackle some DIY projects around the house. She had the visions, and I executed the plans.
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Re: Grading & Assessing
I am an educator. This summer my wife/evaluator
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By the time August 1 rolled around, my overall DIY home projects grade was a B-.
Not bad, right? Would you hire me for some work around your home? I am always looking for summer work. What would you ask me to do?
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Not bad, right? Would you hire me for some work around your home? I am always looking for summer work. What would you ask me to do?
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Well, hopefully you didn& #39;t invite me over to fix the plumbing at your house.
Although my overall DIY grade was a B-, you had no idea that I broke a PVC pipe in my bathroom while working on the plumbing and fixed it with Krazy Glue. Yikes.
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Although my overall DIY grade was a B-, you had no idea that I broke a PVC pipe in my bathroom while working on the plumbing and fixed it with Krazy Glue. Yikes.
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What if instead, my grades were reported in this manner:
Fire Pit Construction: A
PlaySet Beautification: B
Landscaping: B
Electrical Work: A
Plumbing: D
Painting Rooms: B
Bathroom Remodel: C
Nightstand Construction: F
That& #39;s a lot more helpful, isn& #39;t it?
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Fire Pit Construction: A
PlaySet Beautification: B
Landscaping: B
Electrical Work: A
Plumbing: D
Painting Rooms: B
Bathroom Remodel: C
Nightstand Construction: F
That& #39;s a lot more helpful, isn& #39;t it?
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Now the client can clearly see where my skill sets lie. Would you hire me now? Probably for certain jobs, right?
Wouldn& #39;t it also be nice if I had the opportunity to learn and grow in my areas of need? Perhaps my plumbing skills, for example.
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Wouldn& #39;t it also be nice if I had the opportunity to learn and grow in my areas of need? Perhaps my plumbing skills, for example.
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As the summer rolled to an end, I was completely satisfied with my overall grade of B-. My D in plumbing and F in nightstand construction were offset by solid work in other areas.
But my wife/evaluator disagreed. She could see that I had much more potential.https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="đ" title="Grinsendes Gesicht" aria-label="Emoji: Grinsendes Gesicht">
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But my wife/evaluator disagreed. She could see that I had much more potential.
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She allowed me the opportunity to relearn in the areas which I needed more support. And she allowed me to redo the projects until they were perfect. Yay!
Why would she do this?
Well, because she believes in me!
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Why would she do this?
Well, because she believes in me!
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By the time August 20 rolled around, my new summer DIY grade was an A.
I could have easily given up on my plumbing abilities earlier in the summer had I wanted to, since my other work masked my struggles in that area.
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I could have easily given up on my plumbing abilities earlier in the summer had I wanted to, since my other work masked my struggles in that area.
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Instead, I learned that I could grow in areas which were once very difficult for me. Through the support of my wife/evaluator, I took risks and persevered. I now have plumbing skills that were once non-existent.
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Thankfully, when determining my new plumbing grade for the summer, my wife/evaluator did not average my plumbing attempts. This would have falsified my grade.
If I became a master plumber by the end of the summer, why would we average in my earlier struggles?
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If I became a master plumber by the end of the summer, why would we average in my earlier struggles?
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A grade should reflect what students can do in that exact moment.
It& #39;s time to report grades for students so they can be interpreted in a meaningful way. What do they know? Where can they learn more?
Then, give them the time & resources to grow in their areas of need.
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It& #39;s time to report grades for students so they can be interpreted in a meaningful way. What do they know? Where can they learn more?
Then, give them the time & resources to grow in their areas of need.
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