Hi Faylee: I agree, and I think most teachers would agree we want to be as objective as possible when assessing student performance. One way to help assure objectivity is to develop a grading rubric. This will allow both teacher and student to know exactly how and why specific points will be earned on the different components of an assignment or assessment. The teacher can even discuss how the different categories will be graded, with examples of past student's errors or why they didn't earn all the points they thought they had coming. So, a rubric can be quite helpful assuring objectivity and conveying to your students you want them to earn as many points as possible. They will appreciate your caring approach. Regards, Barry