Time to Get Rid of Grades? What Exactly Stands in the Way?




Teachers Aid show

Summary: Our guests are behind an initiative to get scrap grades. Can we achieve academic goals without grades? What are the obstacles? Follow @mssackstein @markbarnes19 @NancyFlanagan @bodymindchild @bamradionetwork Mark Barnes is a teacher and author of five education books, including Assessment 3.0: Throw Out Your Grade Book and Inspire Learning (due in February). Starr Sackstein, MJE, JEA New York State Director / High school educator, author, reformer, recovering perfectionist. Nancy Flanagan is a retired teacher, with 31 years as a K-12 Music specialist in the Hartland, Michigan schools. She is co-founder of the Network of Michigan Educators and her blog, Teacher in a Strange Land.