tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32744448.post402764926456601429..comments2023-10-08T06:20:56.637-06:00Comments on Learning and Laptops: 32 boys and me: Tales from the all boys' classanneshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00573450327737964454noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32744448.post-16350923975585620702009-09-13T15:29:59.814-06:002009-09-13T15:29:59.814-06:00"If this is what the boys need to get back on..."If this is what the boys need to get back on track and be successful, I need to meet those needs, not the needs of the grade."<br /><br />That's what grades are really all about though, isn't it? Ideally, a grade measures success. But more often than not grades <i>are</i> the success these days. Kid's don't do good work for the sake of learning and get rewarded with an A. They do good work for A's, and if they're lucky they learn something by accident.<br /><br />"With the increasing demands on our test scores that our school is placing on those of us who teach ninth grade English, I guess I am worried about preparing my students and not just for the test, but for life."<br /><br />That kind of seems like the same thing to me. Instead of measuring student success with tests, doing well on the tests <i>is</i> success. It's a subtle but critical difference.BenHhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14962067325143948683noreply@blogger.com