Need to Rethink Traditional Grading Systems

Traditional letter grades in schools and colleges discourage intrinsic learning by focusing on GPA rather than the process of learning. The speaker, Josh Eiler, author of Failing Our Future, emphasizes that students need freedom to try and fail to achieve the deepest learning. The online gradebook exacerbates the flaws of letter grades, discouraging risk-taking and creativity in students. Eiler advocates for a national conversation to reform grading, shifting from ranking ability to promoting mastery of key concepts.