One thing is certain: teachers are passionate people

I have thoroughly enjoyed the debate started by Michael Lopez over at Joanne Jacobs' blog. More to the point, I suppose I started it with a comment I made about grades being punishment for students.

From there, Lopez wrote this blog post, which has sparked over 80 comments -- many of my own responses to teachers who are in an uproar about my declaration that grades are subjective and punitive and should be eliminated.

Take a look at it, and join the conversation, if you like