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Valencia
Winston -
I love that you let your students take ownership of,
and responsibility for, their own grades. It's when you finally let them
be proactive and make the efforts, where you will see the most growth.
There are no more excuses. It's up to them to make it happen or there
are no complaints. It definitely goes with the saying, "The proof is in
the pudding"--the quality of their work can only be judged by the effort
that they put forth. Great job!
Isn't it funny how certain things can work with one class, but not with others? I think that each class that I get definitely takes on it's own personality and since there are 20 kids, you never know what techniques will work until you try them. For instance, the fact that Benjamin Zander was able to give all of his orchestra students an “A” grade and let them have the freedom to learn their way was great, but then when you applied the same technique in you class you had students who had done nothing to improve their grades until they had to evaluate themselves. Interesting...
Isn't it funny how certain things can work with one class, but not with others? I think that each class that I get definitely takes on it's own personality and since there are 20 kids, you never know what techniques will work until you try them. For instance, the fact that Benjamin Zander was able to give all of his orchestra students an “A” grade and let them have the freedom to learn their way was great, but then when you applied the same technique in you class you had students who had done nothing to improve their grades until they had to evaluate themselves. Interesting...
