In a school year that has been WAY more challenging than it was supposed to be, it feels like the beginning of a “thaw” from the pandemic. We’ve all experienced so much over the past two years—the remote vs. hybrid vs. in-person whiplash, the informed politicizing of health and safety issues, and the stress that we, our families, and the students we serve have held. And with Spring Break around the corner, it’s not a moment too soon.
The upheaval of the pandemic revealed the need and generated the impetus to improve our grading—a thaw in the frozen century-old structure of grading—and across the country, K-16 institutions began to finally dislodge themselves from traditional grading methods to be more accurate, bias-resistant, and motivational. We will all need to continue constructing more equitable grading and resist the temptation to return to the normal, frozen systems. Let us inspire, encourage, and empower ourselves to continue to bring the heat!
We have wonderful news about the tidal wave of interest and the growing K-16 commitment across the country for equitable grading.
