Ranking

I was thinking about the article that we read. In particular, the section about ranking. I talked about it in class, but I think it was a really interesting part. The kids that get A's, get too big-headed and overly confident in their work. The kids that get D's lose all confidence and do not want to try anymore. I find this to be true. Growing up, I got all A's. I thought I was beyond incredibly smart and never needed to improve on anything. My brother was quite the opposite. He needed the push of confidence and never got it. All his teachers gave him bad grades and it made him not want to participate in school anymore. Grading is a difficult subject and I know I still have a lot to learn about it.

A, B, C, D, F

Grading is something that I thought would be easy and simple to figure out and apply to real life situations. Through my findings in class on Thursday, I have seen that it is something that takes time, as well as, a difficult process to go through. Making sure the grading scale is appropriate and aligned with the assignment is a daunting task. I realized that I don't know the first thing about grading and I have a lot to learn.


I am interested in learning a lot of new information regarding the grading system and how to develop one on my own. This is a subject that I am extremely interested in and am excited to learn more.