Here’s something that should come as little surprise in more ways than one: Teachers aren’t fans of so-called “equitable” grading policies.
Equitable grading, “popularized” by former teacher Joe Feldman according to Education Week, includes things like no zeroes for not failing to turn in an assignment, no penalties for late work, and “unlimited retakes on tests and quizzes.”
“Advocates say that equitable grading policies make assessing students’ work more accurate by prioritizing summative over formative assessments, separating academic from behavioral performance, and subsequently reducing subjectivity in the overall grading process,” Ed Week reports.
“But skeptics argue the approach can compromise rigor and lead to grade inflation.”
Guess who many of those skeptics are? Merely those expected to implement it – teachers.
