Miller was most struck by teachers reporting that they suffered while installing these programs, but adding that they would not go back to traditional classrooms if given a choice. Adaptability is vital. Instead of plugging all of the kids into one structure, you judge what the needs of the kids are and structure around that. Those patterns have not changed, she said in a conversation this week. Deflating our expectations of satisfactory performance is the damaging side of inflating letter grades and granting social promotion.
Letter grades can be counterfeit coins.
There is nothing bogus about skills that are truly mastered.