Grades should never be a punishment. 

Watch out for the red flags of a gradebook that shows compliance instead of learning!
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#sblchat

Here are a few red flags

🚩 Taking off points for no names!
🚩 Taking off points for late work!
🚩 Grades associated with behavior (good or bad)!
🚩 Completion/Participation grades!

Grades should reflect learning. Outside factors should not be included. 

For some reason this is a hot topic and tends to ruffle a few feathers, especially late work. 

BUT this is not a new discussion. Read some of the "old" articles below. 

.@edutopia article from 2015 authored by @betamiller!
https://www.edutopia.org/blog/when-grading-harms-student-learning-andrew-miller

@tguskey's article originally posted in 2013
https://tguskey.com/solving-problems-zeros-grading/

You can also read hundreds of articles by @SolutionTree and @MarzanoResource that have similar messages. 

This isn't anything new.

Twitter is great for connecting people. There are a lot of educators that believe grades should not be punitive. 
Here are a few that I have found.

@plugusin
@tguskey
@mctownsley 
@Nathan_Wear
@TomSchimmer
@betamiller 

I would love to find & follower more. 
Share below!

Grades should never be a punishment!