Rebecca
@wordyanchorite.bsky.social
Teacher/coach, English language arts with L2 students in the tropics.
Talk to me about: Linguistics, Jesus, fiber arts, justice.
Learning: Drawing, photography.
CN: Michigan football
Talk to me about: Linguistics, Jesus, fiber arts, justice.
Learning: Drawing, photography.
CN: Michigan football
There's a whole lotta yike there, but also shades of YRR
November 19, 2025 at 10:13 PM
There's a whole lotta yike there, but also shades of YRR
Gone and not missed.
November 19, 2025 at 9:15 PM
Gone and not missed.
Challenges:
-Explaining the system to students and families
-Dealing with the grief/outrage of formerly "good students" who were used to making up for less than stellar work by adding glitter for extra points or whatever
-If you have too many standards/too specific standards, it's a nightmare imo
-Explaining the system to students and families
-Dealing with the grief/outrage of formerly "good students" who were used to making up for less than stellar work by adding glitter for extra points or whatever
-If you have too many standards/too specific standards, it's a nightmare imo
November 18, 2025 at 11:37 PM
Challenges:
-Explaining the system to students and families
-Dealing with the grief/outrage of formerly "good students" who were used to making up for less than stellar work by adding glitter for extra points or whatever
-If you have too many standards/too specific standards, it's a nightmare imo
-Explaining the system to students and families
-Dealing with the grief/outrage of formerly "good students" who were used to making up for less than stellar work by adding glitter for extra points or whatever
-If you have too many standards/too specific standards, it's a nightmare imo
Things I loved about it:
-The "how to get more points" conversation always became a "how do I improve my learning" conversation
-If a kid had a missing assignment because they were absent, I could just excuse it unless I really needed it to evaluate them on that standard. Less chasing missing work
-The "how to get more points" conversation always became a "how do I improve my learning" conversation
-If a kid had a missing assignment because they were absent, I could just excuse it unless I really needed it to evaluate them on that standard. Less chasing missing work
November 18, 2025 at 11:37 PM
Things I loved about it:
-The "how to get more points" conversation always became a "how do I improve my learning" conversation
-If a kid had a missing assignment because they were absent, I could just excuse it unless I really needed it to evaluate them on that standard. Less chasing missing work
-The "how to get more points" conversation always became a "how do I improve my learning" conversation
-If a kid had a missing assignment because they were absent, I could just excuse it unless I really needed it to evaluate them on that standard. Less chasing missing work
I did it for years and would do it again in a heartbeat. But it probably also depends on exactly whose implementation.
My students hated it at first because, and I quote, "the only way to get a good grade is to learn the material". After about a year, they finally grasped that this was the point.
My students hated it at first because, and I quote, "the only way to get a good grade is to learn the material". After about a year, they finally grasped that this was the point.
November 18, 2025 at 11:37 PM
I did it for years and would do it again in a heartbeat. But it probably also depends on exactly whose implementation.
My students hated it at first because, and I quote, "the only way to get a good grade is to learn the material". After about a year, they finally grasped that this was the point.
My students hated it at first because, and I quote, "the only way to get a good grade is to learn the material". After about a year, they finally grasped that this was the point.