Agree or disagree with the following statement?
Students learn at different rates and different paces.
As an educational deeply entrenched in thinking through effective grading practices, I have asked the statement above to 1,000+ teachers and administrators. To date, not a single practitioner has argued with the premise students (and adults!) learn at different rates. Yet, in secondary schools across the country, students are penalized for learning slower than their peers:
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Continue reading this original post I authored for the ASCD InService blog