Re: adjusting marks

[Richard A. Beldin, Ph.D.]

I also want to add a bit about my predjudices. In my seventeen years in industry, I
rarely heard of anyone getting praise for "trying". The emphasis was on "results",
even at the cost of some formal policies. However, in the twelve years I spent in
academia, both before and after my industrial work, I have heard of getting rewarded
for "effort". Somehow, I think there is a correlation.  Teachers don't get rewarded
for results, but for effort. Maybe that's why we consider rewarding students in the
same way. Educational institutions have not come to grips with measuring the
effectiveness of teachers. It's about time we did!