First hour: Discussing "ungrading" in college classrooms
Second hour: Lesli Myers-Small on her new role in the State Education Department
A growing number of American college professors are changing the way they grade students. In particular, some are engaging an evaluation method referred to as "ungrading." We sit down with a local professor who decided to stop scoring papers this year and instead, write lengthy comments and meet individually with students. He's trying to change the power dynamics and the grading methods that he has come to believe are ineffective. We discuss this new approach with our guests:
- Michael Leroy Oberg, distinguished professor of history at SUNY Geneseo
- Cate Denial, director of the Bright Institute at Knox College
Then in our second hour, the superintendent of the Brockport Central School District is taking on a new role. Lesli Myers-Small will join the State Education Department in early January as an assistant commissioner of school reform and innovation. Her responsibilities will include overseeing turnaround efforts at low-performing schools, including those in the Rochester City School District. Myers-Small joins us in studio this hour to discuss her achievements in Brockport and her goals for her new role. Our guest:
- Lesli Myers-Small, outgoing superintendent of the Brockport Central School District, and incoming assistant commissioner of school reform and innovation at the New York State Department of Education