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Hey my name is Derek Schetselaar. I'm a full time student at Utah Valley University going into my sophomore year. I am passionate about teaching, and I teach tennis on the side. I love learning the best and most productive ways to learn. The purpose of this blog is to analyze whether grades work or if we should try another method.

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History of Letter Grades

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Introduction Education is critical to the development of a society. It could be seen as the building blocks of a great society. Look at the Ancient Greeks with Aristotle or Plato, or the early revolutionaries of the early American empire. The importance of education seems to be recognized by most individuals. We put our kids in schools starting at a very young age, we encourage further education in our high schools, and we emphasis the importance of education is getting future employment. Although generally as a culture we emphasis the importance of education, we rarely evaluate the way we educate and how it accomplishes the objectives it strives to accomplish. Setting the Stage There are various opinions on how the education system should run. The most common methods include the pass/fail method, the traditional style, mastery-based learning, and grading on a curve. There are various pros and cons to the many different styles, and there are passionate and effective educators
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