Fair Isn't Always Equal Chapter 13

Chapter thirteen of Fair Isn’t Always Equal focuses its lens on gradebook formats. It talks about listing assignments by date, category, and objective. The last one it talks about, after all of those, organizes assignments by topics. This is one of the most intriguing things in the book thus far, because it asks the teacher to not only put grades into the book differently but to actually grade assignments differently. Rather than giving one grade for a whole assignment, the instructor looks at different competencies demonstrated by the assignment and records different grades for each one. For instance, in a writing assignment involving research, a separate grade might be recorded for spelling and grammar, organization of ideas, and quality of research, along with other factors, depending on what unit the assignment is a part of. I might not implement this style of grading immediately, but it will be something to consider down the line.