Stacy such an eloquent statement. I love it. Can I use it with my new teachers to be....??? Still want to get together one of these days.
sally On 5/8/07 1:34 PM, "Stacy Kula" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > I've heard of something like this, I think from a book I read by Glasser. > He advocates using only the grades A, B, or incomplete. You can do well, or > you need to keep working. If you believe (as I do) that "you can GET smart" > (i.e. all students are capable of high achievement on rigorous work), then you > don't want to put a final grade on work that is under a student's potential. > An "incomplete" tells kids they're still in progress, whereas a C or D or F > tells them either "well, this is how far you came, and that's it" or "you > failed", neither of which are forward-looking (i.e. "you can get there in the > future, keep working at it"), and both of which are demoralizing. > _______________________________________________ Mosaic mailing list Mosaic@literacyworkshop.org To unsubscribe or modify your membership please go to http://literacyworkshop.org/mailman/options/mosaic_literacyworkshop.org. Search the MOSAIC archives at http://snipurl.com/MosaicArchive.
