A Unique Type of Bank:A "Grade Bank"-What Do You Think?
Saw this news story and wanted to share. It might make for a possible In the News Bell Ringer activity:
Imagine if you didn’t do well on a test. Did you ever wish you could get a few more points onto your test so you’d have a passing grade? A school in Nanjing,China, has opened a “grade bank. Yes, a grade bank! The idea is that students could withdraw or borrow a few points from the bank to bring their score up to a passing grade. In return, students that make withdrawals must repay the “grade bank"...with interest. The student would return some points from their next test score to the “grade bank". Additional ways to return your loan include doing public presentations or extra credit. For those students that borrow points and do not return them, the bank bars them from future withdrawals. Currently, the concept is only being used by students in the top ranking in their class.
Your Turn:
1.What do you think of such a grade bank?
2. Would you participate in such a program?
3. Do you think such a grade bank makes students more or less likely to prepare for a test? Why?
Gail
https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Store/Gail-Hennessey
Imagine if you didn’t do well on a test. Did you ever wish you could get a few more points onto your test so you’d have a passing grade? A school in Nanjing,China, has opened a “grade bank. Yes, a grade bank! The idea is that students could withdraw or borrow a few points from the bank to bring their score up to a passing grade. In return, students that make withdrawals must repay the “grade bank"...with interest. The student would return some points from their next test score to the “grade bank". Additional ways to return your loan include doing public presentations or extra credit. For those students that borrow points and do not return them, the bank bars them from future withdrawals. Currently, the concept is only being used by students in the top ranking in their class.
Your Turn:
1.What do you think of such a grade bank?
2. Would you participate in such a program?
3. Do you think such a grade bank makes students more or less likely to prepare for a test? Why?
Gail
https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Store/Gail-Hennessey
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