Wednesday, December 29, 2010

Education Education Education!

http://www.nytimes.com/2010/12/26/education/26grades.html?_r=1&ref=education 

The article above speaks directly to grades and the ability to equate a grade to adequate completion versus exemplary scholarship - in relation to a higher education achieving market that is. 

What do grades really mean?  Are they authentically assessing students and are they applicable to the real world?