The unstated goal of every student is to earn a good grade, as opposed to 'learning'. I like the idea of showing them how easy it is to make the 'grade', as a means of limiting their focus to that. However, if the pressure to learn and perform is 'off', do we have any data that suggests that student's performance improves as a result of being learning focused vs grade focused? I am asking in part because so many students come out of high school, totally focused on the grade. They know how to play the game and as soon as they have an acceptable grade, they walk out the door. It's like buying a meal and only finishing half of it because one is not hungry anymore. They are conditioned for that. I would love to change the grade focused orientation to one of learning. And, I think YouTube has started to make that possible.
