Grades Quizzes Teaching Philosophy 
Faculty Focus
APRIL 17, 2025
In my mind, the purpose of learning was to get good grades. Grades were everythingsymbols of success and a source of validation. I continued this pattern in college, focused solely on grades and making my parents proud. To accompany this teaching philosophy, I adopt ungrading 2 in all my courses.
Edsurge
NOVEMBER 25, 2022
Whether a feature film or an instructional video, the ‘80s and ‘90s were a ‘press-play’ culture that expected students to sit still, absorb and retain, while the educator sat in the back grading. I still remember one teacher I had pointing to his TV cart and saying, “that’s the busy teacher’s best friend.”
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