tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4129722175911979282.post6091400706552949632..comments2023-04-04T07:26:09.997-07:00Comments on Searching for our silver lining: The guilt of gradesCristyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04317873211902543387noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4129722175911979282.post-41158751363430606782014-12-14T14:11:46.939-08:002014-12-14T14:11:46.939-08:00My husband is also a college teacher and I can see...My husband is also a college teacher and I can see how anxious he is right now as he is finalizing grades. There are a few students who have failed and he takes it very personally... Wondering what he could have done to prevent it and if he can help them make it your. I'mcomforted to know that it's not just our household bogged down by final exam stress! You guys are great teachers and there is only so much you can do to help people succeed.... The bulk of the work is up to themselves!<br /><br />Happy end of semester!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14896931627340645963noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4129722175911979282.post-78474827551483085612014-12-14T09:05:50.202-08:002014-12-14T09:05:50.202-08:00I think something also has to be said with the emp...I think something also has to be said with the emphasis placed on grades by your parents when you were little. I think everything you're saying will be felt regardless, but the degree to which that pleasure or shame is felt can be influenced by external factors.Lollipop Goldsteinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01020874415819057995noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4129722175911979282.post-54448641012553594622014-12-13T11:48:12.803-08:002014-12-13T11:48:12.803-08:00Failure is a GREAT teacher. And this is a lesson ...Failure is a GREAT teacher. And this is a lesson that so many of our student must learn, because they are so used to all being the very best at what they do. Some of them encounter the bumps earlier when suddenly learning becomes hard. Or they take an exam and realize they didn't know how to study. Some of them refuse to believe until the end, when they are faced with a final grade that isn't an A. They struggle with being imperfect. But that lesson is just as important as failure: not only do they need to learn HOW to learn, but that not everyone is good at everything, and no matter how much work you put into something, there will be times when you just won't get it in the same way someone else does. It requires them to reframe their ideas of success. Hard lessons. So part of our job, I think, is not just to grade them, but to help them understand how to grow from the experience.Justine Lhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14190295175501659469noreply@blogger.com