A Student's Open Letter About Grading Norms and Policies.
- Resource Type
- Article
- Authors
- Reed, Lindsay
- Source
- Childhood Education. May/Jun2023, Vol. 99 Issue 3, p74-78. 5p.
- Subject
- *GRADING of students
*EDUCATION
*STUDENTS
*TEACHERS
- Language
- ISSN
- 0009-4056
The article focuses on the problems and shortcomings of the current grading system in education. It discusses how the letter grading system, which has been widely used in the U.S., can be unfair and does not accurately represent a student's true abilities or understanding of the material. It highlights the inconsistency in grading norms and policies among teachers and the negative impact it can have on students learning.