https://padlet.com/avargas224/ut350g3qvt76hyqs Made with an aura of mystery en-us 2022-06-01 17:59:17 UTC 2022-06-05 21:30:47 UTC hello@padlet.com https://padlet.com/avargas224/ut350g3qvt76hyqs/wish/2207861918 I think it's because we're so used to k-12 grading and its engraved that this is normal. Plus contract grading is new to certain people. I mean anything new is always harder to understand than what you're used to.]]> 2022-06-01 18:03:15 UTC https://padlet.com/avargas224/ut350g3qvt76hyqs/wish/2207861918 Jwilliams2606 https://padlet.com/avargas224/ut350g3qvt76hyqs/wish/2207862350 The change is difficult because it challenges our purpose of learning. Throughout k-12 learning our goal is to purely obtain a grade because either way attending school as a minor is mandatory, unless you drop out. While higher education, or contract grading is something we're paying for to move closer towards our desired career, which knowledge from classes would more directly support.]]> 2022-06-01 18:03:28 UTC https://padlet.com/avargas224/ut350g3qvt76hyqs/wish/2207862350 https://padlet.com/avargas224/ut350g3qvt76hyqs/wish/2207863645 well for me it really wasn't difficult - if anything the grading contract now makes me feel more comfortable since all my teachers seem to be more understanding. In high school I struggled because the teachers were seen as 'bad people' since they hardly ever tried to communicate with me and they used their power to belittle me... ]]> 2022-06-01 18:04:39 UTC https://padlet.com/avargas224/ut350g3qvt76hyqs/wish/2207863645 https://padlet.com/avargas224/ut350g3qvt76hyqs/wish/2207863740 I think the lack of structure that people once had in k-12 makes contract grading difficult to transition to.]]> 2022-06-01 18:04:44 UTC https://padlet.com/avargas224/ut350g3qvt76hyqs/wish/2207863740 https://padlet.com/avargas224/ut350g3qvt76hyqs/wish/2207864206 I think the change is difficult because for so long people have been used to non negotiable standards especially in the education system]]> 2022-06-01 18:05:10 UTC https://padlet.com/avargas224/ut350g3qvt76hyqs/wish/2207864206 https://padlet.com/avargas224/ut350g3qvt76hyqs/wish/2207865020 Due to the structure of our society. Capitalism alters the way we see ourselves/others, and we are taught to blame the individual than to question the system. ]]> 2022-06-01 18:05:56 UTC https://padlet.com/avargas224/ut350g3qvt76hyqs/wish/2207865020 https://padlet.com/avargas224/ut350g3qvt76hyqs/wish/2207865748 Contract grading promotes fairness for students to achieve success, and I think k-12 grading can seem more restrictive with deadlines and how we perceive things in our current system etc]]> 2022-06-01 18:06:31 UTC https://padlet.com/avargas224/ut350g3qvt76hyqs/wish/2207865748 https://padlet.com/avargas224/ut350g3qvt76hyqs/wish/2207865870 grading contracts also allow for students to take a course at their own pace and typically they do better-- colleges benefit from students who have to retake courses because they do poorly]]> 2022-06-01 18:06:37 UTC https://padlet.com/avargas224/ut350g3qvt76hyqs/wish/2207865870 https://padlet.com/avargas224/ut350g3qvt76hyqs/wish/2207867443 I think because k-12 grading system is from using standard and competency-based grading systems.]]> 2022-06-01 18:07:58 UTC https://padlet.com/avargas224/ut350g3qvt76hyqs/wish/2207867443 https://padlet.com/avargas224/ut350g3qvt76hyqs/wish/2211547473 I think it difficult to transition from K-12 grading because when you were in K-12 they expect students to do the standard and have a student understand the assignment. When it comes to contract grading I feel like the professor wants it to be more personal than just the standard system. ]]> 2022-06-05 21:30:47 UTC https://padlet.com/avargas224/ut350g3qvt76hyqs/wish/2211547473