Student "edition" found at {thoughts dot com slash typed no space out no space loud slash blog}.

Maybe I shouldn't have started this blog now, not with everything that's been going on.

This is something that probably those who have seen this online journal in passing and dismissed it already know.

I'm just spelling it all out to be clearer for my own reference, just hoping it helps others as well.

There are different types of students, and there are different types of teachers, or more concretely, teaching styles.

There is the classic approach of passing a specific content onto the student, either verbally or by textbook.

This is the one that necessitates also the literal old school methods of student evaluation: tests.

The new school says that students have to be graded based on performance tasks, activities that mirror real world of work assignments, that don't involve memorization.

So good communication and expression (both written and oral) is still important, and only marginally so that what the student is relaying is just as significant as saying it well.

Sure reading is still needed, but only if there is a deep understanding of what has to be comprehended and analyzed, and not just so that each word (or the gist) would be repeated to the teacher afterwards.

Performing assignments is still required, but most of the deliverables has to happen in the classroom.

This not only prevents students from just copying and pasting others' work and passing it off as their own, but when they do get to their jobs, they will also be required to present their results face to face with their bosses or clients, so it's relevant.

There is still a need for students to prepare, and except for a very talented few, speaking in front of the class and the evaluators will tell if the student does not know the material.

This precludes that the teacher has to be able to give concrete indicators as to what output of the students will be graded, and not pointed questions as to what specific information will merit big points.

I'm just concerned that it's still possible for someone else to do the preparation and the student will just be like a parrot mouthing the correct words, but hopefully they know that the teacher will be asking questions about their presentation is not satisfactory, and thus they really have to know the subject matter inside out or get a low grade.

What can be done so that won't be so threatening to the students anymore?

Session 2645 doubts if the donkey will move due to a whip more than from a dangling carrot. Class dismissed.