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The Grades Just Disappeared!

By Justin Bathon

When I was a kid, I always used to pray for this to happen. I was sort of a B & C type student, with the occasional A or D thrown in there to mix it up. One byproduct, though, of my apathy toward grades was that I would frequently be scolded when report cards came home. Well, there are kids in Evansville, IN right now just like me that have had their prayers answered. Evansville's grading system had a glitch and the grades were lost, meaning no report cards and no scolding for apathetic little boys like me. Good for them.

But, regular readers of my blog know that I am pretty tech heavy. I like technology and it really makes my world easier and more fun. But, some things I am always going to do on paper. One of those things is keeping a gradebook in hard copy. I have seen way too many blue screens of death to put something as important as my student's grades only in the computer. And, I recommend you do the same. Going to totally paperless systems is a bit too far for me. I wouldn't keep only an electronic record of an important contract such as the deed to my house, so I don't only keep electronic records of my students work either. On important things, just keep the paper copy for a  little while, then when everything passes without incident, you can recycle the paper and feel good about yourself then.

Full post as published by Edjurist on April 02, 2008 (boomark / email).