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Taking Grades (Stress) Out of Learning 

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But this came with a constant fear: the fear of failure, of disappointing my parents, and of falling short of expectations. To accompany this teaching philosophy, I adopt ungrading 2 in all my courses. Feedback-Only: No Points I do not attach points to any assignments. Instead, I provide rich feedback. Why or why not?

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Why Schools Should Teach Philosophy, Even to Little Kids

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Another upside is that when you teach philosophy in schools, you have the opportunity to cultivate norms of good conversations and good deliberations. So you teach people that we're going to take turns — we're gonna listen to each other. Teachers give a lot of bite-size assignments, or assignments that are done on the devices.

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Using Content Disclosures in Our Courses 

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Your engagement with these topics may take the form of assigned readings and/or videos, class discussions, and/or assignments. Teaching in Higher Education , 25(7), 825-841. The coddling of the American mind: How good intentions and bad ideas are setting up a generation for failure. References Beverly, E. Prokopakis, K.

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Using Content Disclosures in Our Courses 

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Your engagement with these topics may take the form of assigned readings and/or videos, class discussions, and/or assignments. Teaching in Higher Education , 25(7), 825-841. The coddling of the American mind: How good intentions and bad ideas are setting up a generation for failure. References Beverly, E. Prokopakis, K.

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