Chapter Fourteen: Responsive Report Card Formats

Chapter fourteen of Fair Isn't Always Equal explains about responsive report card formats and the numerous methods of depicting students' final grades. The report cards must always reflect the differentiated instruction that the educator provided to the students during the year. Because students vary from one another, this must be shown on the report card because students will not have the same curriculum as other students. The first grade on the report card must reflect the students' grade (it will be a letter). The second symbol seen on the report card is the progression against the standards set for every student. The chapter also mentioned the use of progress reports. This is a phenomenal way of showing the students' progress in a formulative manner. It can be a good reference to the teachers, students, and parents to see where the student is, what the student needs to work on, and the student's strengths. I really loved this chapter because I've always thought that report cards had to be set in stone and very traditional. To the contrary, report cards do not have to be this way. I can incorporate my differentiated instruction into the grading so that I can truly give students more than a mere, meaningless grade. The grades will represent the students' understanding and hard efforts exerted throughout the semester and year.