FIAE Chapter 8: Why do we Grade, and What About Effort, Attendance, and Behavior?

Chapter 8 of FIAE is about including effort, attendance and behavior in the grade. Many teachers disagree about whether or not these should be included in the grade. The chapter gives many arguments for both sides. This means that as a teacher I will have to decide whether or not to include this, decide how to grade it and how much of the grade it will be worth. I’m not sure that I would include effort or behavior in my grades but I probably would include participation because it is difficult in an English class to teach students how to analyze without allowing them to pick each other’s brains.