Stop the Tyranny of the Grade

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Stop the Tyranny of the Grade

Text booklet: p. 23

Exercise booklet: p. 49

What words come to
mind when you think of
grading / grades
in school?

Think of (a) reason(s) why grading in school is a good thing

Think of (a) reason(s) why grading in school is a bad thing

1. During the pandemic most schools switched to ___ learning.

1. distant
2. distance

2. Separate shops for vegetables, bread and meat were once ___, but it is all supermarkets nowadays.

1. widely spread
2. widespread

3. The police have taken ___ to prevent trouble at the upcoming match between two regional football teams.

1. measures
2. measurements

4. Gorilla habitats are all designed nature ___.

1. reservations
2. reserves

5. I am sorry, you can’t sit here, this seat is ___.

1. reserved
2. taken

6. In lion families the females are the food ___.

1. providers
2. provisioners

7. We stopped ___ in our tracks when we saw a huge bear on our path; we were terrified.

1. short
2. dead

8. My little brother is quite ___; he can play for hours with almost nothing.

1. resourceful
2. resourcing

'Drinking alcoholic drinks is detrimental to young people's health'.
Translate 'detrimental to'

1. goed voor
2. bepalend voor
3. slecht voor
4. ongezond voor

verwant aan

allesomvattend

tijdelijk

aanwinst

afgelegen

beknotten

remote

provisional

comprehensive

akin to

asset

curtail