Ahead of today& #39;s #ungrading chat, a reflection on what we discussed in class yesterday.
My finally grades are, officially, assigned using a specs grading rubric: students show mastery on a set of assignment types I decided would show learning of the course objectives.

A couple of students have gotten excited about tasks that don& #39;t fit my neat scheme, learning deeply on skills and topics I hadn& #39;t planned for, but that are absolutely within our goals for the course.

One of these students actually expressed regret that they had & #39;wasted& #39; so much time - but this student has so clearly learned amazing things!
So I offered up to the whole class: you& #39;re free to propose a different final grade if you think you& #39;ve earned it.

You need to talk with me about your plan. And I& #39;ll likely have you write a justification of why you deserve that grade, based on evidence that you learned. But if you went off on a tangent that had you learning things I didn& #39;t expect? Totally a reason to earn a grade. #ungrading