Emily, another phenomenal piece! I too shifted from the phrasing "Participation" to "Engagement"--it was years ago and well before I was doing any sort of ungrading, though. If I recall correctly, I was inspired by Susan Cain's book Quiet and its arguments on how the classroom is set up to reward extroverts and punish introverts through structures like participation points. At any rate, so much of what you're describing here resonates; looking forward to the next installment!
Thank you, Ashleigh! I meant for this post to be about 1/3 of the length that it is but found I had a ton to say about the topic--much of it simply thinking out loud. I appreciate your comments!
Emily, another phenomenal piece! I too shifted from the phrasing "Participation" to "Engagement"--it was years ago and well before I was doing any sort of ungrading, though. If I recall correctly, I was inspired by Susan Cain's book Quiet and its arguments on how the classroom is set up to reward extroverts and punish introverts through structures like participation points. At any rate, so much of what you're describing here resonates; looking forward to the next installment!
Thank you, Ashleigh! I meant for this post to be about 1/3 of the length that it is but found I had a ton to say about the topic--much of it simply thinking out loud. I appreciate your comments!
I’m fighting the good fight with high school attendance too. Sigh.