Re: force

Eric Crump (wleric@SHOWME.MISSOURI.EDU)
Tue, 20 Aug 1996 09:17:18 -0500


On Tue, 20 Aug 1996, Steve Finley wrote:
> Grades are sharp instruments used to divide groups of students
> imperfectly but meaningfully.

Meaningfully for who??

If yer counting beans, yeah. Teacher as administrator has to get a kick
out of averaging grades and plotting line graphs. Student as learner
isn't getting such a charge out of being divided & conquered & counted.

How bout: Grades are sharp instruments used to slice whole minds into
manageable parts.

Your turn...

--Eric