2. An abdication of responsibility<\/h3>\n
Grading encourages you to abdicate all responsibility for evaluating your own learning. That\u2019s somebody else\u2019s job. Other people know better about not only what you\u00a0should<\/em>\u00a0be learning but how well you are learning it. This is their game, and it\u2019s your job to play it.\u00a0Why<\/em>\u00a0you would want to learn something, what you would apply it to, what meaning or importance it has for you, what enjoyment you get from it\u2014these are completely irrelevant to your grade. So why even pay attention to these considerations? They are a waste of time. They\u2019re not going to help you pass that next test.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n Read the rest over at Lenz on Learning<\/em>.<\/a><\/p>\n I bumped into an amusing post on an inactive blog. In five quick, tongue-in-cheek points, Evan Lenz explains what grading teaches you: 2. An abdication of responsibility Grading encourages you to abdicate all responsibility for evaluating your own learning. That\u2019s somebody else\u2019s job. Other people know better about not only what you\u00a0should\u00a0be learning but how … Continue reading Lenz on Learning: “What grades are good for”<\/span> ![\"\"](\"http:\/\/img.zemanta.com\/pixy.gif?x-id=546cd22f-0b4a-43f6-8f7e-80b2b587f0a7\")
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