Alien Pedagogy

Today a teacher asked me about my policy of allowing students to redo of their assignments. She’d heard about it from students.

I’d like to believe that the students presented a polite and educated argument on how this policy invites them to treat their assignments as learning opportunities. Perhaps they stood up, cleared their throat, and said something like “In ENG, our assignments don’t end with an F, but might begin there.”

With some reservation, I’d even accept it if they used an educational cliche like “learning’s a journey.”

I’d like to believe this because I spend more time in my classroom than in the faculty room. I can’t help thinking that amongst my colleagues, my reputation as an educator is largely created by what students say about my class.

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