Me: "Do you think this kind of work is okay?" Student: "It's okay by me." Me (after a long pause): "Cool. Sounds cool." [The single most important exchange of my teaching career]
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It's okay or true if it's okay or true for you became my approach to grading thereafter. "A"s all around!
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in my brief stint teaching college freshmen and sophomores, i was far too charitable when it came to grading; years later when i taught grad students, i was no bloody different...
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i gave them all A grades too, plus glowing (if vague) letters of recommendation. "his enthusiasm is infectious ... he loves to try"
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Pretty much what I've been doing all day.
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