I find grading is very essential to learning, without grades there is no way to evaluate a student, or know if there is any concerns. With grades you have better idea how to start to address the concerns. I found taking the student aside ask what area of concern if is the topic or sometimes it is an issue outside school,in that case the student can be refered to the right person.

I enjoyed this topic finding new ways to evaluate students and to stimulate their minds. They would tend to get more involed in the topics being discussed.

I have many years experience in my field and many times the couse book is to me sometimes miss leading in the way that I have found to be more successful. Would this be going somewhat a miss or just add to the instruction?

I first wrote my name on the board and what I perfered to be called. I wrote the course name. I shoke each one of their hands,and introduced myself, and asked their named. I then asked each one about their goals and what they hoped to achieve with this course.