In this conversation, I talk with higher education anthropologist Susan Blum (Notre Dame) about her work on how students experience higher education. We also talk about an essay collection she recently edited called Ungrading: Why Rating Students Undermines Learning (and What To Do Instead).
0:58 - How Students Navigate and Experience School; It Ain't Pretty!
12:35 - Why Do So Many Students Play School Like a Game?
23:55 - What Makes Grading So Problematic? Can We Motivate Students Without Them?
36:43 - Ways Different Teachers (including Susan and Kevin) Have Backed Off of Grades in Their Classrooms
52:50 - How Could Teachers Start Moving Away From Grading?
In this episode, Ben Blaisdell (East Carolina University, Kevin's department-mate) talks about critical race theory (CRT) and its applicability to k-12 education. Ben's research...
On this episode, we talk with historical sociologist David Labaree (Stanford University, Professor Emeritus) about the evolution of school in the United States and...
Kevin Currie-Knight (East Carolina University) and David Labaree (Professor Emeritus, Stanford University) talk about the history and meaning of academic freedom. They talk about...