Grades Are Used in So Many Different Ways

Grades are used in so many different ways, and i think it's pretty rare that they're only used as feedback. Grades get used as a sort of punishment. They also get used to rank students against one another - ranking system. And an ya, that's another l i think that the ya grades gets used as a motivator. It's about touching your base with yourself for intrinsic motivation. The idea that would teach you how to check your journal is very important. Is that what we want to create when we ask students to do their work? What kind of self-reflection skills should we be teaching them? How can we use our time more effectively if we don't