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How ‘grade obsession’ is detrimental to students and their education

How ‘grade obsession’ is detrimental to students and their education

Grading has been central to most education systems for over a century. During the 1800s, students’ achievement in school was communicated to parents through oral progress reports (typically through a visit from teachers to the student’s parents at home). These oral reports were later transformed into written reports and then into grades, first in secondary school, then […] … learn more→