I'm a big believer in rubrics, particularly for major writing assignemtns. I think they help to ensure fairness in grading and provide the students with valuable, specific feedback. I really like what the lesson said about the challenges that rubrics present to students who have learning disabilities in that rubrics do tend to be very summative and performance based. They don't often take effort into account, so some students are perhaps at a disadvantage in regards to their work being judged with a rubirc. I'll carry this insight with me as I create rubrics in the future and will perhaps create an effort based criterion when grading essays from here on out.
