[schooltool-dev] *Now* we're (tj)Talkin! - another way SchoolTool can help tranform education...

[Jason Straw]

I agree, I am just trying to make sure that we think about those
problems before we implement.

Jeffrey Elkner wrote:
> My hypothesis is that students want to learn and our job as educators is to create a nurturing, supportive environment which allows that natural to desire to grow.  I am much less concerned with preventing potential abuse than I am with encouraging student initiative.
>
> Filip already envisions a weighted system where the person who posed the question and the teacher have more weight, so there could certainly be tweaks to the system to limit abuse. A transparent system will take care of most of your concerns in the first place.
>
> Finally, it is only an option.  If a teacher doesn't want to use it, they don't have to.  I certainly will in my classroom, and I predict to very good effect.
>
> jeff 
>
> On Mon, 13 Oct 2008 09:36:26 -0400, Jason Straw <jason.straw at gmail.com> wrote:
>   
>> I see issues with this.  If you give them points automatically, then
>> there are going to be problems where students just rate everything just
>> to get points.  Also, how do you prevent personal issues from being
>> linked to ratings etc.
>>
>> It's a good idea, but it needs to be fleshed out to figure out how to
>> use it without abuse.
>>
>> Jason
>>     
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Jason Straw
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