February 2018
Using points to measure achievement may seem fair and objective, but it can hide critical information about student learning. It is difficult to imagine teaching without points. Points are the currency of our classrooms, our units of measure to describe student learning. It is difficult to imagine teaching without points. Points are the currency of our classrooms, our units of measure to describe student learning. As a former teacher and school administrator, I know that over the course of a term, we might capture and calculate hundreds, even thousands, of points in our grade books. Even the most progressive, performance-based tasks are often translated into points.
