Chapter seven of Fair Isn’t Always Equal discusses grading. It dispels the notion that grades should be a sort of be-all, end-all of feedback. I feel this is important to my future classroom because my students will earn grades largely through more subjective means. To me, when grading an essay, the grade at the top of the first page will be the least important part. I will strive to make helpful comments throughout, and to then allow students to rewrite their essays. As the chapter points out, grades are not the best forms of feedback. All they really are is a shorthand way for teachers to let students know how they’re doing in a class.
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