EDible News: Nadine Wyczolkowski, Staff Writer Fourth Year Undergraduate, Concurrent I/S: Social Science & Geography This past week at placement a student asked me a question I did not know the answer to. I encouraged the student to look up the answer for the following class I would be teaching, and I would look into […]
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Crimes of Punishment: The Dangers of Punitive Grading
EDible News: Michael Gyssels, Staff Writer Consecutive I/S: English & History Call me brazen and reckless, but my interpretation of this month’s theme, Students in Motion, will likely seem, at first, only obliquely related. The educative system as it exists tends to mark punitively. In other words, students are punished with poor grades when assignments […]
Commit to It
EDible NEWS: Soyinka Reid It can't all be about books and exams. The most memorable piece of advice I ever received about university is simple yet sage. It was to, "find a club you love and commit to it". This honest recommendation has only grown in relevance for me. It means more than the cliché […]
Connections and Complex Relationships
EDible News: Nadine Wyczolkowski Connections are inherent in education as complex elements are integrated into a cohesive yet unique web. Such webs encompass individual and collaborative learning and teaching as well as relational webs between teachers and students alike. Establishing a connection with every student is crucial to create a class that goes beyond the […]
