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How have grades—or the experience of learning without them—influenced your learning, growth, or personal journey? All genres and formats welcome! @humrespro.bsky.social @gotlearning.bsky.social
#gradeless #growbeyondgrades
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How have grades—or the experience of learning without them—influenced your learning, growth, or personal journey? All genres and formats welcome! @humrespro.bsky.social @gotlearning.bsky.social
#gradeless #growbeyondgrades
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I am too exhausted to care about other standards of perfection, like grades. Insecure in my personal life, I give up trying at school because I can’t bear being judged anymore. @GBGEdu @growbeyondgrades.org growbeyondgrades.org/blog/degradi...
The Degrading Scale — Grow Beyond Grades
In her essay, Sharlyn Barrett recalls how the pursuit of perfection—whether on a scale or on a report card—stripped joy from both learning and life, and how messages about perfection left her exhauste...
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September 20, 2025 at 9:21 AM
I am too exhausted to care about other standards of perfection, like grades. Insecure in my personal life, I give up trying at school because I can’t bear being judged anymore. @GBGEdu @growbeyondgrades.org growbeyondgrades.org/blog/degradi...
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Bending The Arc late September edition is out!
Highlighting student writing and continuing to beat the AI-critical drum:
Shout outs to @eryk.bsky.social @growbeyondgrades.org @unicef.org 🙏🏾
bendingthearcnewsletter.blog/2025/09/21/b...
Highlighting student writing and continuing to beat the AI-critical drum:
Shout outs to @eryk.bsky.social @growbeyondgrades.org @unicef.org 🙏🏾
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Bending The Arc Late September 2025
“If the elongated text made by AI, or the images of forests or people, or the music it writes does not hold much emotional meaning for you, you might eventually learn to set expectations of e…
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September 21, 2025 at 9:39 AM
Bending The Arc late September edition is out!
Highlighting student writing and continuing to beat the AI-critical drum:
Shout outs to @eryk.bsky.social @growbeyondgrades.org @unicef.org 🙏🏾
bendingthearcnewsletter.blog/2025/09/21/b...
Highlighting student writing and continuing to beat the AI-critical drum:
Shout outs to @eryk.bsky.social @growbeyondgrades.org @unicef.org 🙏🏾
bendingthearcnewsletter.blog/2025/09/21/b...
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Beautiful piece!
Our second Growth, Not Grades winner is Sharlyn Barrett 🎉
Sharlyn writes how chasing perfection — whether pounds on a scale or letters on a page — left her ready to give up. She imagines an education that values growth and self-acceptance.
Read and share!
growbeyondgrades.org/blog/degradi...
Sharlyn writes how chasing perfection — whether pounds on a scale or letters on a page — left her ready to give up. She imagines an education that values growth and self-acceptance.
Read and share!
growbeyondgrades.org/blog/degradi...
The Degrading Scale — Grow Beyond Grades
In her essay, Sharlyn Barrett recalls how the pursuit of perfection—whether on a scale or on a report card—stripped joy from both learning and life, and how messages about perfection left her exhauste...
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September 19, 2025 at 9:06 PM
Beautiful piece!
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Congratulations Sharlyn! It was a pleasure to see this piece develop and now featured on @growbeyondgrades.org.
Bookmark this insightful essay for high schoolers struggling with how they measure up on externally determined scales.
Bookmark this insightful essay for high schoolers struggling with how they measure up on externally determined scales.
Our second Growth, Not Grades winner is Sharlyn Barrett 🎉
Sharlyn writes how chasing perfection — whether pounds on a scale or letters on a page — left her ready to give up. She imagines an education that values growth and self-acceptance.
Read and share!
growbeyondgrades.org/blog/degradi...
Sharlyn writes how chasing perfection — whether pounds on a scale or letters on a page — left her ready to give up. She imagines an education that values growth and self-acceptance.
Read and share!
growbeyondgrades.org/blog/degradi...
The Degrading Scale — Grow Beyond Grades
In her essay, Sharlyn Barrett recalls how the pursuit of perfection—whether on a scale or on a report card—stripped joy from both learning and life, and how messages about perfection left her exhauste...
growbeyondgrades.org
September 19, 2025 at 8:25 PM
Congratulations Sharlyn! It was a pleasure to see this piece develop and now featured on @growbeyondgrades.org.
Bookmark this insightful essay for high schoolers struggling with how they measure up on externally determined scales.
Bookmark this insightful essay for high schoolers struggling with how they measure up on externally determined scales.
Our second Growth, Not Grades winner is Sharlyn Barrett 🎉
Sharlyn writes how chasing perfection — whether pounds on a scale or letters on a page — left her ready to give up. She imagines an education that values growth and self-acceptance.
Read and share!
growbeyondgrades.org/blog/degradi...
Sharlyn writes how chasing perfection — whether pounds on a scale or letters on a page — left her ready to give up. She imagines an education that values growth and self-acceptance.
Read and share!
growbeyondgrades.org/blog/degradi...
The Degrading Scale — Grow Beyond Grades
In her essay, Sharlyn Barrett recalls how the pursuit of perfection—whether on a scale or on a report card—stripped joy from both learning and life, and how messages about perfection left her exhauste...
growbeyondgrades.org
September 19, 2025 at 7:57 PM
Our second Growth, Not Grades winner is Sharlyn Barrett 🎉
Sharlyn writes how chasing perfection — whether pounds on a scale or letters on a page — left her ready to give up. She imagines an education that values growth and self-acceptance.
Read and share!
growbeyondgrades.org/blog/degradi...
Sharlyn writes how chasing perfection — whether pounds on a scale or letters on a page — left her ready to give up. She imagines an education that values growth and self-acceptance.
Read and share!
growbeyondgrades.org/blog/degradi...
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I want my learning to be measured by how much I’ve grown, how deeply I’ve understood, and how boldly I’ve tried, not just by the shape of the letter at the top of the page. @GBGEdu @growbeyondgrades.org growbeyondgrades.org/blog/a-lette...
A Letter to Letters — Grow Beyond Grades
In this letter, Subhiksha Sreeram breaks up with grades, recalling how letters once ruled her worth and turned learning into a numbers game. She shares how chasing A’s left her anxious, perfectionisti...
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September 14, 2025 at 8:39 AM
I want my learning to be measured by how much I’ve grown, how deeply I’ve understood, and how boldly I’ve tried, not just by the shape of the letter at the top of the page. @GBGEdu @growbeyondgrades.org growbeyondgrades.org/blog/a-lette...
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Such a wonderful essay, love seeing when students get how there are better ways to learn!
“Why focus on how to improve when the verdict has already been delivered?” 📫
High school senior, Subhiksha Sreeram, describes the way grades cut off real learning. Her essay A Letter to Letters is the first of three winners in our Growth, Not Grades contest.
growbeyondgrades.org/blog/a-lette...
High school senior, Subhiksha Sreeram, describes the way grades cut off real learning. Her essay A Letter to Letters is the first of three winners in our Growth, Not Grades contest.
growbeyondgrades.org/blog/a-lette...
A Letter to Letters — Grow Beyond Grades
In this letter, Subhiksha Sreeram breaks up with grades, recalling how letters once ruled her worth and turned learning into a numbers game. She shares how chasing A’s left her anxious, perfectionisti...
growbeyondgrades.org
September 5, 2025 at 1:24 AM
Such a wonderful essay, love seeing when students get how there are better ways to learn!
With the phrase going gradeless, we hope to express the idea of moving—gradually or rapidly—away from the pernicious influence of grades, and toward more humane and effective methods of assessment and feedback. growbeyondgrades.org/start
Start Here — Grow Beyond Grades
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September 3, 2025 at 11:39 PM
With the phrase going gradeless, we hope to express the idea of moving—gradually or rapidly—away from the pernicious influence of grades, and toward more humane and effective methods of assessment and feedback. growbeyondgrades.org/start
“Why focus on how to improve when the verdict has already been delivered?” 📫
High school senior, Subhiksha Sreeram, describes the way grades cut off real learning. Her essay A Letter to Letters is the first of three winners in our Growth, Not Grades contest.
growbeyondgrades.org/blog/a-lette...
High school senior, Subhiksha Sreeram, describes the way grades cut off real learning. Her essay A Letter to Letters is the first of three winners in our Growth, Not Grades contest.
growbeyondgrades.org/blog/a-lette...
A Letter to Letters — Grow Beyond Grades
In this letter, Subhiksha Sreeram breaks up with grades, recalling how letters once ruled her worth and turned learning into a numbers game. She shares how chasing A’s left her anxious, perfectionisti...
growbeyondgrades.org
September 3, 2025 at 10:55 PM
“Why focus on how to improve when the verdict has already been delivered?” 📫
High school senior, Subhiksha Sreeram, describes the way grades cut off real learning. Her essay A Letter to Letters is the first of three winners in our Growth, Not Grades contest.
growbeyondgrades.org/blog/a-lette...
High school senior, Subhiksha Sreeram, describes the way grades cut off real learning. Her essay A Letter to Letters is the first of three winners in our Growth, Not Grades contest.
growbeyondgrades.org/blog/a-lette...
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Such a great opportunity for students to share their voice and have their experiences impact education in the future!! #ungrading
🕐 ONE WEEK LEFT!
Students: How have grades—or the lack of them—shaped your learning or growth?
All genres & formats welcome ✍️
Cash prizes 💸
Chance to be published 📚
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#gradeless #ungrading #growbeyondgrades
@humanrestorationproject.org @gotlearning.bsky.social
Students: How have grades—or the lack of them—shaped your learning or growth?
All genres & formats welcome ✍️
Cash prizes 💸
Chance to be published 📚
growbeyondgrades.org/contest
#gradeless #ungrading #growbeyondgrades
@humanrestorationproject.org @gotlearning.bsky.social
Contest — Grow Beyond Grades
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May 24, 2025 at 7:31 PM
Such a great opportunity for students to share their voice and have their experiences impact education in the future!! #ungrading
🕐 ONE WEEK LEFT!
Students: How have grades—or the lack of them—shaped your learning or growth?
All genres & formats welcome ✍️
Cash prizes 💸
Chance to be published 📚
growbeyondgrades.org/contest
#gradeless #ungrading #growbeyondgrades
@humanrestorationproject.org @gotlearning.bsky.social
Students: How have grades—or the lack of them—shaped your learning or growth?
All genres & formats welcome ✍️
Cash prizes 💸
Chance to be published 📚
growbeyondgrades.org/contest
#gradeless #ungrading #growbeyondgrades
@humanrestorationproject.org @gotlearning.bsky.social
Contest — Grow Beyond Grades
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May 23, 2025 at 2:08 PM
🕐 ONE WEEK LEFT!
Students: How have grades—or the lack of them—shaped your learning or growth?
All genres & formats welcome ✍️
Cash prizes 💸
Chance to be published 📚
growbeyondgrades.org/contest
#gradeless #ungrading #growbeyondgrades
@humanrestorationproject.org @gotlearning.bsky.social
Students: How have grades—or the lack of them—shaped your learning or growth?
All genres & formats welcome ✍️
Cash prizes 💸
Chance to be published 📚
growbeyondgrades.org/contest
#gradeless #ungrading #growbeyondgrades
@humanrestorationproject.org @gotlearning.bsky.social
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✍️ PLEASE SHARE WITH HS & COLLEGE-AGE STUDENTS!
How have grades—or the experience of learning without them—influenced your learning, growth, or personal journey? All genres and formats welcome! @humrespro.bsky.social @gotlearning.bsky.social
#gradeless #growbeyondgrades
growbeyondgrades.org/contest
How have grades—or the experience of learning without them—influenced your learning, growth, or personal journey? All genres and formats welcome! @humrespro.bsky.social @gotlearning.bsky.social
#gradeless #growbeyondgrades
growbeyondgrades.org/contest
Contest — Grow Beyond Grades
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April 5, 2025 at 11:06 PM
✍️ PLEASE SHARE WITH HS & COLLEGE-AGE STUDENTS!
How have grades—or the experience of learning without them—influenced your learning, growth, or personal journey? All genres and formats welcome! @humrespro.bsky.social @gotlearning.bsky.social
#gradeless #growbeyondgrades
growbeyondgrades.org/contest
How have grades—or the experience of learning without them—influenced your learning, growth, or personal journey? All genres and formats welcome! @humrespro.bsky.social @gotlearning.bsky.social
#gradeless #growbeyondgrades
growbeyondgrades.org/contest
✍️ PLEASE SHARE WITH HS & COLLEGE-AGE STUDENTS!
How have grades—or the experience of learning without them—influenced your learning, growth, or personal journey? All genres and formats welcome! @humrespro.bsky.social @gotlearning.bsky.social
#gradeless #growbeyondgrades
growbeyondgrades.org/contest
How have grades—or the experience of learning without them—influenced your learning, growth, or personal journey? All genres and formats welcome! @humrespro.bsky.social @gotlearning.bsky.social
#gradeless #growbeyondgrades
growbeyondgrades.org/contest
Contest — Grow Beyond Grades
growbeyondgrades.org
April 5, 2025 at 11:06 PM
✍️ PLEASE SHARE WITH HS & COLLEGE-AGE STUDENTS!
How have grades—or the experience of learning without them—influenced your learning, growth, or personal journey? All genres and formats welcome! @humrespro.bsky.social @gotlearning.bsky.social
#gradeless #growbeyondgrades
growbeyondgrades.org/contest
How have grades—or the experience of learning without them—influenced your learning, growth, or personal journey? All genres and formats welcome! @humrespro.bsky.social @gotlearning.bsky.social
#gradeless #growbeyondgrades
growbeyondgrades.org/contest
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Rewilding higher education ... reflections on @drcathyelliott.bsky.social 's inaugrual lecture from me and Connie Gillies
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Rewilding higher education: weeds and wildflowers
Connie Gillies and Martin Compton It was a privilege to offer reflections at Professor Cathy Elliott’s inaugural lecture, Rewilding the University recently. Her lecture was more than a celebration …
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April 2, 2025 at 10:56 AM
Rewilding higher education ... reflections on @drcathyelliott.bsky.social 's inaugrual lecture from me and Connie Gillies
mcompton.uk/2025/04/02/r...
mcompton.uk/2025/04/02/r...
ANNOUNCING AN ESSAY CONTEST FOR HS AND COLLEGE STUDENTS!!! 🚀
How have grades—or the experience of learning without them—influenced your learning, growth, or personal journey? Please share w/interested students! @gotlearning.bsky.social #ungrading #growbeyondgrades
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How have grades—or the experience of learning without them—influenced your learning, growth, or personal journey? Please share w/interested students! @gotlearning.bsky.social #ungrading #growbeyondgrades
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Contest — Grow Beyond Grades
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March 17, 2025 at 1:13 PM
ANNOUNCING AN ESSAY CONTEST FOR HS AND COLLEGE STUDENTS!!! 🚀
How have grades—or the experience of learning without them—influenced your learning, growth, or personal journey? Please share w/interested students! @gotlearning.bsky.social #ungrading #growbeyondgrades
growbeyondgrades.org/contest?123
How have grades—or the experience of learning without them—influenced your learning, growth, or personal journey? Please share w/interested students! @gotlearning.bsky.social #ungrading #growbeyondgrades
growbeyondgrades.org/contest?123
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When the way we assess gets in the way of our being able to measure what we want to assess, the way we assessed can be said to be a ‘confounding variable.’ @leeannjung.bsky.social www.growbeyondgrades.org/blog/univers...
Universal Design for Assessment — Grow Beyond Grades
Having choices in how students show their learning is critically important to access, equity, and even engagement. In addition to these compelling reasons, having choices for demonstrating understandi...
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December 31, 2024 at 11:54 AM
When the way we assess gets in the way of our being able to measure what we want to assess, the way we assessed can be said to be a ‘confounding variable.’ @leeannjung.bsky.social www.growbeyondgrades.org/blog/univers...
Is it too much to imagine schools where students’ learning, growth, strengths, and identities can be acknowledged, celebrated, even shared—without the stifling influences of standardization and measurement? @achiaravalli.bsky.social www.growbeyondgrades.org/blog/we-need...
We Need to Talk About Standards-based Grading — Grow Beyond Grades
While standards-based grading purports to put the focus squarely on learning, practitioners have noted how this is not always the reality. Arthur Chiaravalli points out the ways that SBG “has at times...
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March 12, 2025 at 3:50 PM
Is it too much to imagine schools where students’ learning, growth, strengths, and identities can be acknowledged, celebrated, even shared—without the stifling influences of standardization and measurement? @achiaravalli.bsky.social www.growbeyondgrades.org/blog/we-need...
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Amazing Student Power Summit in Ohio! I’ve learned so much the last couple days and was honored to be a presenter! It was great to meet a couple of huge inspirations on my #ungrading journey, @johannabrown.bsky.social and @achiaravalli.bsky.social! I wouldn’t be where I am w/o @growbeyondgrades.org!
March 11, 2025 at 1:07 AM
Amazing Student Power Summit in Ohio! I’ve learned so much the last couple days and was honored to be a presenter! It was great to meet a couple of huge inspirations on my #ungrading journey, @johannabrown.bsky.social and @achiaravalli.bsky.social! I wouldn’t be where I am w/o @growbeyondgrades.org!
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The TG2 community was my entry into progressive education systems & so many friendships I've held dear to this day. Many years, a career change, and TG2's own transformation into @growbeyondgrades.org later, the @humrespro.bsky.social gang finally got to hang out with @achiaravalli.bsky.social!
March 11, 2025 at 1:21 AM
The TG2 community was my entry into progressive education systems & so many friendships I've held dear to this day. Many years, a career change, and TG2's own transformation into @growbeyondgrades.org later, the @humrespro.bsky.social gang finally got to hang out with @achiaravalli.bsky.social!
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Flying to Columbus this morning, getting picked up by @mcnuttedu.bsky.social & @cnastase.bsky.social, & headed to Learning InspirEd's Student Power Summit! @humrespro.bsky.social will be presenting & touring some great Ohio schools! 🤘
www.learninspired.org/events/summit
www.learninspired.org/events/summit
March 8, 2025 at 12:50 PM
Flying to Columbus this morning, getting picked up by @mcnuttedu.bsky.social & @cnastase.bsky.social, & headed to Learning InspirEd's Student Power Summit! @humrespro.bsky.social will be presenting & touring some great Ohio schools! 🤘
www.learninspired.org/events/summit
www.learninspired.org/events/summit
In order to make the case for going gradeless in our classrooms, we also have to shine a light on the ways in which traditional grading practices are inequitable. @josheyler.bsky.social
www.growbeyondgrades.org/blog/danger-...
www.growbeyondgrades.org/blog/danger-...
Danger: Curve Ahead — Grow Beyond Grades
Grades serve as mirrors for the structural inequities that are woven into the fabric of our educational systems. Often used for the twin purposes of comparison and competition, grades are drivers of i...
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March 7, 2025 at 6:01 PM
In order to make the case for going gradeless in our classrooms, we also have to shine a light on the ways in which traditional grading practices are inequitable. @josheyler.bsky.social
www.growbeyondgrades.org/blog/danger-...
www.growbeyondgrades.org/blog/danger-...
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Nuevo podcast @professinotas.bsky.social 📣
Hoy 3 estudiantes de Bachillerato @learnlife.bsky.social nos hablan de su autonomía, su pasión por aprender y su sentido de comunidad. No os perdáis este nuevo episodio inspirador sinnotas.es/2025/03/01/e...
Hoy 3 estudiantes de Bachillerato @learnlife.bsky.social nos hablan de su autonomía, su pasión por aprender y su sentido de comunidad. No os perdáis este nuevo episodio inspirador sinnotas.es/2025/03/01/e...
March 2, 2025 at 7:00 AM
Nuevo podcast @professinotas.bsky.social 📣
Hoy 3 estudiantes de Bachillerato @learnlife.bsky.social nos hablan de su autonomía, su pasión por aprender y su sentido de comunidad. No os perdáis este nuevo episodio inspirador sinnotas.es/2025/03/01/e...
Hoy 3 estudiantes de Bachillerato @learnlife.bsky.social nos hablan de su autonomía, su pasión por aprender y su sentido de comunidad. No os perdáis este nuevo episodio inspirador sinnotas.es/2025/03/01/e...
Research for many years has shown that SET are biased against the most marginalized groups of faculty—women, people of color, international faculty, etc. @plthomasedd.bsky.social growbeyondgrades.org/blog/sets-fa...
Student Evaluations of Teaching in Higher Education Fail Everyone — Grow Beyond Grades
Studies have consistently shown how Student Evaluations of Teaching are biased, harmful for faculty diversity, and thus, for students and universities. In addition to these issues, the data say less a...
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March 1, 2025 at 2:48 PM
Research for many years has shown that SET are biased against the most marginalized groups of faculty—women, people of color, international faculty, etc. @plthomasedd.bsky.social growbeyondgrades.org/blog/sets-fa...
Remember, cheating existed long before AI. The real question is, are we creating an environment where we increase distrust? @martc.bsky.social www.growbeyondgrades.org/blog/ai-asse...
AI = Assessment Innovation — Grow Beyond Grades
AI is a change that is here to stay. Regardless of where you fall on the enthusiasm spectrum, we have an opportunity to steer conversations towards more inclusive, developmental, dialogic assessment a...
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February 28, 2025 at 5:43 PM
Remember, cheating existed long before AI. The real question is, are we creating an environment where we increase distrust? @martc.bsky.social www.growbeyondgrades.org/blog/ai-asse...
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Even if we can no longer defend take home long form writing for summative assessments that does not mean that long form writing no longer has a role in life, in thinking, in learning, in assessment. The essay isn't dead but maybe its role as proxy for judgement is approaching retirement
February 24, 2025 at 9:25 AM
Even if we can no longer defend take home long form writing for summative assessments that does not mean that long form writing no longer has a role in life, in thinking, in learning, in assessment. The essay isn't dead but maybe its role as proxy for judgement is approaching retirement