Summary:
This chapter talks about how students criticized Cathy for not changing her grading policy for her course. She talks about how everything else has changed or is changing; so should the grading and testing. So she decides to allow students to alternate weekly and grade each other's blog posts. Cathy says that the tests we use now are way outmoded, like we structure classrooms. She talks about how we "measure things" being not as effective as it should be. Cathy also talks about IQ tests in this chapter. She says that three features of how we measure things came together in the machine age. She is saying in this chapter that just because someone does "bad" on a test, doesn't mean they aren't "smart". Also, Cathy says that teachers are teaching students so that they will do good on tests, not so that they will learn.
Critical Commentary:
Cathy shows good ethos in this chapter by admitting that she made a mistake according to her students. The fact that she fixed the problem shows she has good character. I think that it would be a good idea to change how we measure things in school, because in high school, especially, it seems like all the teachers care about is us doing good on tests, not about learning so we will remember the material after the test. Teachers should be more focused on learning and not so much on "grading". I think Cathy's way of changing how she measures is a good idea, but it could also go wrong. If students don't like another student, they might give them a bad group, just because they don't like them. Or they might give someone a good grade because they are friends. But overall I think it is a good idea. Cathy provides many details and examples to help prove her argument. She also gives facts. This makes her writing more convincing and believable.
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