Students should be able to answer:
What are you supposed to be learning?
Where are you in relation to that goal?

Grades are NOT compensation. Grades are communication: They are an accurate report of what happened.

​"No one cares what you teach. It's what kids carry forward that really matters."

According to Rick Wormelli, it is morally unethical to give a grade based on anything other than knowledge
Do not report a grade on "hidden curriculum"
​• Put name, date, period in the top right corner of the paper • Used a quiet, indoor voice while in the classroom • Showed up to play in an evening musical concert • Brought in permission slip signed by parents • Donated a box of tissues to the classroom • Completed a reading log of time read • Had a nice, neat notebook in math • Dressed out in gym uniform in p.e. • Turned in work in a timely manner • Did service for the school • Worked collaboratively • Tutored classmates