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    Teach more, grade less

    Amilka commented on the post, How far out can I push my students?

    I think giving students an opportunity to do speeches in a less traditional setting such as the TT is a great way to have them grow and prepare them to give speeches in the “real world”. I also feel such […]

    6 years, 2 months ago
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    Teach more, grade less

    Amilka commented on the post, The Only-in-New-York Assignment

    I think this assignment shows how great NYC is. Passionate students were able to express themselves in an opportunity presented by their professor. I think the students were so brave to go to TT and i hope they […]

    6 years, 2 months ago
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    Teach more, grade less

    Amilka commented on the post, The First Speech

    I really enjoyed the first speech. I thought it was fun to see what my classmates wanted to share with eachother. I think because the speech itself gave alot of freedom to work with it, that it was important for […]

    6 years, 2 months ago
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    Teach more, grade less

    Amilka commented on the post, Less Grading, Better Student Performance

    I think the focus should always be on students learning instead of them meeting requirements to get a specific grade. i think this new way of no grade only credit based teaching allows students to relax and be […]

    6 years, 2 months ago
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    6 years, 2 months ago
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    Teach more, grade less

    Amilka commented on the post, Grading is not Teaching

    I think since there are no grades feedback is such a huge component of this course. I think hearing what your peers and professors have to say about how you did is so much more meaningful than a grade. I […]

    6 years, 2 months ago
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    Amilka commented on the post, Specificity is Tyranny

    I think rubrics only work if they are extremely clear in what they want. If they aren’t they often just confuse the student and you end up going in a different direction than what the professor wanted. I also […]

    6 years, 2 months ago
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    Amilka commented on the post, The Sixth Assignment

    I think the sixth assignment is really cool. the whole grading system encourages learning and growth so I think the sixth assignment becomes a product of that. The student already feels more comfortable due to the […]

    6 years, 2 months ago
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    Teach more, grade less

    Amilka commented on the post, The liberating grading system

    I do believe that this new grading system is extremely liberating. I think it puts the focus less on getting high grades and more on actually learning. I think it also allows the student to get their grade based […]

    6 years, 2 months ago
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    Teach more, grade less

    Amilka commented on the post, Teach, don't grade

    I think its cool to see a professor who already has 30 years teaching realize how they can evolve in their line of work. I think speech is a class that some might have anxiety taking so an intense grading system […]

    6 years, 2 months ago
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    6 years, 2 months ago

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