Assessing chapter 7

abstract:
Grading doesn't tell much about the level of mastery. Why do we grade when sometimes we can tell that a student actually knows the material better than their graded papers show forthem. Some people argue that the grades should be bent in order to compensate for things going on at home nd such. This however doesn't help out in student's showing masteryof a subject. A teacher should be willing to give a grade of an F. If a student does not have the material mastered and has not progressed then they should be givena grade of an F. Teachers shouldn't be cowards.
-Sometimes grade free is the way to be. If a classroom is grade free there is less pressure on the students.
-Grades are also confusing because different teachers have different standards. Some students don't know what is expected of them.
Reflections:
At first some of us agreed with this idea of thinking. Before we went into schools, which is when most of us read this chapter. However once all was said and done, after those three weeks, we realized this was a horrible idea. Students need grades and feedback in order to have an idea of where they are ina class. Grades help students learn to perfect their work and to do better.
Grades drive students to do better in classes, a sense of competition with their fellow students.