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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]There's a very simple solution here: Just do away with almost all grading.

It's mostly a time sink for both students and teachers because it gets in the way of teaching and learning. A few graded assessments over the course of the year is fine, but that's it, especially at the elementary and middle school levels.

Do the above, and see that teachers, parents, and students would be exponentially happier and more likely to enjoy the learning process.[/quote]

This might work with really young kids, but the older ones will learn absolutely nothing if they have no accountability. And then you'll have a bunch of kids in high school that don't have sound fundamentals, and don't really know how to study or about time management.[/quote]

I don't think that would be the case. The current system is much worse, because it frankly kills most students enthusiasm and joy of learning. Once they start to hate learning, you can test them accountable all you want but they will not make leaps of progress from testing. One has to minimize testing AND maximize authentic learning (which I admit requires a lot more from teachers than what many can provide or are capable of). Only with both of these pieces will the classroom inspire joy again and result in motivated students.[/quote]

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