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Letter Grades in the Fine and Performing Arts
Started this discussion. Last reply by Jesse Hake Jan 11, 2012. 8 Replies 1 Like
I am hoping to initiate a discussion regarding the assigning of letter grades in the fine and performing arts. I am convinced that Art and Music classes are an integral part of the classical school…Continue
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Andrew Elizalde replied to Michael Patrick Forth's discussion Parental Involvement in Conceptual Understanding in Mathematics in the group Math & Science Teachers"At Veritas School I offer a six part series of workshops to parents spread across the first semester. Each session is scheduled for 7:00-8:30 PM in a classroom. The series is titled "Reinforcing the Fundamentals of Mathematics at Home".…"
Caryn Harris replied to Andrew Elizalde's discussion Letter Grades in the Fine and Performing Arts"I have used a (hopefully) more objective way of evaluating my students' work in studio class. Each project requires a clear set of objectives to be met. Other criteria to be considered should be use of materials, effort--i.e., can…"
William Stutzman replied to Andrew Elizalde's discussion Letter Grades in the Fine and Performing Arts"This is a great question, Andrew. I think it depends much on the nature of the class. For instance, some classes are geared much more toward an end performance, whereas others are built more for the training in fundamentals (usually the…"
Andrew Elizalde replied to Andrew Elizalde's discussion Letter Grades in the Fine and Performing Arts"Thanks for the reply Jacob. Your comments regarding the teaching and grading of technique in the arts resonate with me."
Jacob Belcher replied to Andrew Elizalde's discussion Letter Grades in the Fine and Performing Arts"I teach a Bible class, and it has had to become a Bible-through-writing class, so that I can cover the theological content, teach much needed writing skills, and use writing as the medium for assessment. Writing is one of those subjects that's…"
Andrew Elizalde replied to Christopher Perrin's discussion How do you create unity between lower school and upper school teachers?"Commission teachers with research / readings that can be synthesized into an in-house professional development workshop at a faculty meeting where a lower school teacher can present to upper school teachers or vice-versa. In January one of our lower…"
Andrew Elizalde replied to Christopher Perrin's discussion Top 100 Films for Students"I must add the NOVO/PBS documentary titled "Proof" - a 45 min film on Andrew Wiles' proof of Fermat's Last Theorem. Every mathematics student should see this film before graduating. It offers an excellent example of resilience,…"
Jesse Hake replied to Andrew Elizalde's discussion Letter Grades in the Fine and Performing Arts"I've learn the most myself as a teacher when I had the opportunity to brainstorm together with other teachers regarding the best values or standards for a class (as well as working collaboratively at the creation of rubrics…"
Andrew Elizalde replied to Andrew Elizalde's discussion Letter Grades in the Fine and Performing Arts"Part of the difficulty here is recapturing a sense of aesthetics, theory, and technique in a postmodern culture that has come to think of art as a matter of personal expression and taste."
William Carey replied to Andrew Elizalde's discussion Letter Grades in the Fine and Performing Arts"I wonder if thinking of grades not so much as assessment, rather as communication clears or muddies the question? The pass/fail distinction doesn't convey much to the student, and (at a higher register, if you will) suggests that the class is…"
Andrew Elizalde replied to Christopher Perrin's discussion Does Your School Use a Document Reader?"I have found document cameras to be of greatest value in teaching mathematics and share Michael's concern that they may not be the best solution for other subject areas. I might add that in my opinion the most valuable piece of hardware in a…"
Andrew Elizalde posted a discussionLetter Grades in the Fine and Performing Arts
I am hoping to initiate a discussion regarding the assigning of letter grades in the fine and performing arts. I am convinced that Art and Music classes are an integral part of the classical school curriculum. I think we need to be very thoughtful in determining whether or not to treat such classes as pass/fail participation-based classes. Should we be assessing students according to how well they meet well-defined objectives that extend beyond expectations of participation and improvement…See More
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- Name of School
- Veritas School
- Subjects You Teach
- mathematics
- Academic Interests
- mathematics, physics, aesthetics, rhetoric, literature
- How Long Have You Been a Teacher?
- 9-12 years
- Favorite Authors
- John Steinbeck, Jonathan Edwards, Stephen Charnock
- Tell us a bit about yourself--a brief bio
- administrator, math teacher, department chair, consultant
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- At 10:35am on November 22, 2011,
Christopher Perrin said… Welcome to Classical Educator Andrew!
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