Note: This post is part of a series on the unintended consequences of metrics in school. Each is inspired by quotes from The Costs of Accountability, by Jerry Z. Muller.

“[W]hen performance is judged by a single measure, and the stakes…

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The departure from traditional letter grades has made me more accountable to the people who matter most: my students. –Andrew Spinali

This quote and attitude from Andrew in his post, Teaching the Teacher: Lessons Learned in Shift to Gradeless, could…