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Jul 31, 2017 at 15:49 comment added ctrl-alt-delor @nocomprende, That seem fair, we don't want bias. However if we have this “fixed mind set”, then we do not grow, and we get what we expect. But if we have “growth mind set”, then we learn, and are often surprised at what we and our students can do.
Jul 30, 2017 at 20:05 comment added ctrl-alt-delor @alephzero I see that you have not watched the video or read her papers. In the video she say that we need to stop, praising pupils, the have a whole generation of people that can not do a days work with out being praised. As for your first point, her approach is about teaching, not measuring. This give them a certificate at the start, is because you thing that school is for measuring people, so that employers know who to hire. Where as she is talking about how best to create improvement in people.
Jul 30, 2017 at 17:31 comment added alephzero You could save a lot of time by just issuing everyone with a pass certificate before they start the course. As you might guess, I have no sympathy whatever with this happy-clappy approach to education. As preparation for adult life, it's totally inappropriate IMO. If Socrates was killed for "corrupting youth", there's a whole generation of happy-clappy teachers who should face the same fate!
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Jul 29, 2017 at 18:00 comment added Buffy "not yet" is an interesting concept. I normally allow do-overs as a regular part of grading. Similar, but not quite the same.
Jul 29, 2017 at 17:59 history edited Buffy CC BY-SA 3.0
Just spelling "the" -> "they"
Jul 29, 2017 at 16:57 history answered ctrl-alt-delor CC BY-SA 3.0