English 1A Grading ContractJanuary 15th, 2018
FiledJanuary 15th, 2018A grading contract is a method of assessment that refocuses the class and the students onto the work of the course rather than the hoops needed to jump through to get a particular grade. Conventional grading often leads students to think more about grades than about learning. Sometimes grades even lead to the feeling that you are working against the teacher or having to hide a part of yourself from him or her. Grading contracts have a proven ability to refocus students away from grades and toward the labor of learning. For these reasons, I am using a contract for grading in our class.