In theory, the idea of blowing up the grade book is great! I like the idea of keeping lesson plans fun and with not much pressure, giving students the "controls" on their learning and not just punishing them for their failures and rewarding based on letter grades. As a student, I wish all classrooms were like this. I like the idea of moving at my own pace. As a mom and being full time employed, I will have weeks that I won't have time to do as much homework as other weeks. In high school, this also would have come in handy. I worked and had extra curricular activities. As a teacher it is ideal also for our students to actually learn and not just be jumping through the hoops and going through the motions just to get the letter grades they desire.
But how do we take this idea into action when our schools are filled with so many government issued tests. There is so much pressure on teachers for their students to "make the grades" to keep school and district numbers up. And also, how do we prepare our students for the "real world" when we don't give them deadlines and let some fail and let some succeed?
I wish I knew the answer. I am hoping though that this class helps me gain some of those answers. With the help of technology and teaching aids, I hope to be the best teacher I can be and not only make learning fun but to help them succeed in the future as well.
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