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My Best Advice on Going No Grades

November 27, 2012 Pernille Ripp

Yesterday I had the great pleasure of sharing my de-grading story with the wonderful teachers at CISVA. Before I spoke to them (and lost my voice subsequently) I thought about what I would tell them if I could only share five things. So why not share that with everyone else as well. Find your purpose.… Continue reading My Best Advice on Going No Grades

alfie kohn, being a teacher, journey, No grades, students

So What Does a B+ Mean to You – Quitting Grades Does Not Mean You are Lazy

March 11, 2011April 3, 2014 Pernille Ripp

Quitting grades to some means to quit expectations. I used to think that if I didn’t meticulously grade everything, I was inefficient, ineffective, and certainly lazy. And yet I have come to happily realize that quitting grades as much as I am allowed to do has become one of the great liberations of my young… Continue reading So What Does a B+ Mean to You – Quitting Grades Does Not Mean You are Lazy

Book Clubs, books, Reading, Reading Identity

My Best Ideas (for now) for Book Clubs at the Middle Level

November 20, 2021 Pernille Ripp

Once or twice a year, dependent on what the students feel like doing, we set out on our book clubs journeys in 7th grade. For 11 years I have been sharing ideas on this blog and so it feels natural to revisit past posts and update what we have been doing since my practice is… Continue reading My Best Ideas (for now) for Book Clubs at the Middle Level

Be the change, being me, failure, Student dreams

It Starts Now

June 3, 2019 Pernille Ripp

I have been thinking a lot about failure. About this whole notion of growth mindset and having kids take risks. About how often we ask kids to just keep trying even when it is hard yet seem to fail to do so ourselves. About how often we expect kids to give us their all, their… Continue reading It Starts Now

assessment, being a teacher, grades, No grades, Student dreams

How to Make Grades About Students Again

January 26, 2016January 26, 2016 Pernille Ripp

Our first semester ended last week. I have been working on grades, both standards scores and letter grades, for the past 3 days. Pondering. Wondering. Pulling my hair out as I try to figure out which box to place my students in as we try to assess the growth that has happened. In the end… Continue reading How to Make Grades About Students Again

Be the change, Passion, Personalized Learning, student driven, student voice

Some Ideas for Personalizing Learning in the Younger Grades

October 28, 2015 Pernille Ripp

“Mom, you have to see this…?” Thea hands me her science project, her very first in in 1st grade, and she is so excited she has a hard time standing still. “I have to do this thing and I get to choose and I know I want to do coyotes and a video so we… Continue reading Some Ideas for Personalizing Learning in the Younger Grades