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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]This is the complete opposite of what I learned while getting my MEd.[/quote]

You learned kids shouldn’t be graded hard?[/quote]

I'm a different poster, but hard grading crushes fragile self-esteem, causes children to be externally instead of internally motivated, and *handwave* something about equity. Usually unmentioned: it's a lot easier to just give everyone an A. This results in get a particular brand of flakey lefty -- and it's nearly always a lefty -- out there burbling:

""Grades are not a representation of student learning, as hard as it is for us to break the mindset that if the student got an A it means they learned," said Jody Greene, special adviser to the provost for educational equity and academic success at UCSC""

https://www.npr.org/2023/03/26/1164832694/to-help-new-students-adapt-some-colleges-are-eliminating-grades

"This morning I gave all 50 of my students A grades. Then I took a shower, danced, ran to the beach, swam and cried tears of joy. For the first time in years I feel like a real professor again."

https://twitter.com/timeshighered/status/1636298787713843200?t=4dNlqNq3uuQec5wgECixeQ&s=19

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