Terri: Good examples. Because we have to assign grades, it necessitates having to do assessments. And these days, they have to be objective, fairly administered, and equal for all. I don't mean they never should have been. I just mean that we assess because to assign a grade requires an objective method to award the grade. We teach, then assess if the student learned. If we could just watch and observe, then assign a grade based on our expert opinion of how the student performed, I think that'd be just a good. A probing question could be "did the student learn?" vs. can they pass a test that assesses learning? I'm sure we've all seen the student that can get a good grade but can't apply the knowledge. Probably a good example of "passed the test, but didn't learn" kind of student. Regards, Barry