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Lance Cummings PhD

Aug 17, 2021

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Why I’m Ditching Grades This Semester

Saying goodbye to a 120-year-old failed technology

Photo by Stephen O'Donnell on Unsplash

I’m finally doing it this semester. I’m getting rid of grades in my writing classroom. It’s been a long time coming. As with many things, the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic has pushed it over the edge. Why continue supporting a 20th-century technology that demonstrably does not work?

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I write about the right use of ancient and new technologies to create new ways of thinking with writing … what I call iSophistry. 🤖 🏛️

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