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477. THE PROBLEM WITH GRADES
We all spend the majority of our youth chasing acceptable grades or coping with the ramifications of unacceptable ones. Isn't it odd that we invest so much objective importance into such subjective measures? Amy and Mike invited professor and author Laura Link to clarify the problem with grades.
What are five things you will learn in this episode?
1. How have grading philosophies and practices evolved in the 21st century?
2. Why has teacher autonomy remained such a central aspect of grading?
3. Does including both academic and behavioral factors in grading help or hurt?
4. What problems are…
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