http://www.jbj.wordherders.net/2007/07/23/on-grades-and-anxiety/ "A man needn't go far to find a subject, if he's ready with his salt-box."--Uncle Pumblechook Fri, 29 Aug 2008 21:39:24 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.2 http://www.jbj.wordherders.net/2007/07/23/on-grades-and-anxiety/#comment-389 Alex Tue, 24 Jul 2007 14:51:06 +0000 http://www.jbj.wordherders.net/2007/07/23/on-grades-and-anxiety/#comment-389 This is what I mean- it both opens you to easier relationships with students and higher scrutiny from administrators. I could forsee some ambitious student creating some sort of line graph, charting grades over time (See, ever since his kid didn't make the soccer team his grades have been on a decline, but with the coming of the second kid I predict that grades will slowly rise.... that is not to say that grades are intimately connected with a professor's social life, but I can see this being used in that way) or some other odd intention. I still say go for it- Open source your classes for the win. This is what I mean- it both opens you to easier relationships with students and higher scrutiny from administrators. I could forsee some ambitious student creating some sort of line graph, charting grades over time (See, ever since his kid didn’t make the soccer team his grades have been on a decline, but with the coming of the second kid I predict that grades will slowly rise…. that is not to say that grades are intimately connected with a professor’s social life, but I can see this being used in that way) or some other odd intention. I still say go for it- Open source your classes for the win.

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