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Post Thu, Jan 02 2020, 2:38 pm
amother [ Goldenrod ] wrote:
I'm the parent of a academically struggling child.

Please don't have kids make up problems and trade them.
Please don't have kids make up problems and trade them.
Please don't have kids make up problems and trade them.
Please don't have kids make up problems and trade them.

There. Did you hear me?

My daughter's teacher does this and has the students grade each other. It is a horrible and demeaning experience for kids who often get things wrong. Even if you are a math teacher, you teach other things as well. And one of them is your sensitivity or lack thereof to others.


I don’t let the kids grade each other. I have every kid make 3 and put them into a side show or worksheet or index cards that the whole class does and I grade.
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Post Thu, Jan 02 2020, 2:44 pm
amother [ Goldenrod ] wrote:
I'm the parent of a academically struggling child.

Please don't have kids make up problems and trade them.
Please don't have kids make up problems and trade them.
Please don't have kids make up problems and trade them.
Please don't have kids make up problems and trade them.

There. Did you hear me?

My daughter's teacher does this and has the students grade each other. It is a horrible and demeaning experience for kids who often get things wrong. Even if you are a math teacher, you teach other things as well. And one of them is your sensitivity or lack thereof to others.

Yes, having kids grade each other is cruel, I can't understand why there are teachers who think it's a good idea.
But having kids make up problems WITHOUT grading each other is an excellent learning exercise. Of course kids who need support should get that.
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