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← Grading flattens whatever is taught into what can be tested, and teaches students to ignore everything else.
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16 May 2023
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Adam Mastroianni — holds since 2023-05-16 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Teaching and grading are two different jobs, and doing both at once makes a person worse at teaching. — tap to centre the map on it Teaching and grading are two different jobs, and doing both at once makes a person worse at teaching. Last stated 3 years ago
16 May 2023
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Adam Mastroianni — holds since 2023-05-16 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Evaluation should be taken out of the classroom and given to people whose whole job it is. — tap to centre the map on it Evaluation should be taken out of the classroom and given to people whose whole job it is. Last stated 3 years ago
16 May 2023
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Adam Mastroianni — holds since 2023-05-16 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A student is judged in the end by how good they are at the one thing they do best, not by the sum of their activities. — tap to centre the map on it A student is judged in the end by how good they are at the one thing they do best, not by the sum of their activities. Last stated 16 years ago
27 Aug 2010
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Cal Newport — holds since 2010-08-27 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Instruction is collaborative and evaluation is adversarial, which is why putting them in the same hands degrades both. — tap to centre the map on it Instruction is collaborative and evaluation is adversarial, which is why putting them in the same hands degrades both. Last stated 3 years ago
16 May 2023
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Adam Mastroianni — holds since 2023-05-16 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A puzzle whose categories can only be seen by the broadly educated is elitist by construction. — tap to centre the map on it A puzzle whose categories can only be seen by the broadly educated is elitist by construction. Last stated 3 years ago
2 Sept 2023
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Raph Koster — holds since 2023-09-02 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A school should be judged on how fast its students are learning, not on how much they already know when measured. — tap to centre the map on it A school should be judged on how fast its students are learning, not on how much they already know when measured. Last stated a week ago
31 Aug 2026
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Joe Liemandt — holds since 2026-08-31 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A worked example whose scaffolding is progressively removed teaches faster than making a child figure the problem out unaided. — tap to centre the map on it A worked example whose scaffolding is progressively removed teaches faster than making a child figure the problem out unaided. Last stated a week ago
31 Aug 2026
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Joe Liemandt — holds since 2026-08-31 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A first draft should not be graded good or bad; it is only the material that taste then gets to act on. — tap to centre the map on it A first draft should not be graded good or bad; it is only the material that taste then gets to act on. Last stated a month ago
6 Aug 2026
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George Saunders — holds since 2026-08-06 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A lot of people can match a framework for taste; almost nobody can create one, and creating one is the rare skill. — tap to centre the map on it A lot of people can match a framework for taste; almost nobody can create one, and creating one is the rare skill. Last stated 11 months ago
16 Oct 2025
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Dylan Field — holds since 2025-10-16 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A product needs a soul, and for that it needs one person of great taste who is its living, breathing aspect and gets furious about every small detail. — tap to centre the map on it A product needs a soul, and for that it needs one person of great taste who is its living, breathing aspect and gets furious about every small detail. Last stated 17 years ago
12 Feb 2010
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Karri Saarinen — holds since 2010-02-12 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A Chinese crewed landing on the Moon before America returns would be a defeat for the free world. — tap to centre the map on it A Chinese crewed landing on the Moon before America returns would be a defeat for the free world. Last stated 3 weeks ago
18 Aug 2026
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Casey Handmer — holds since 2025-10-31 — tap for who they are
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Eric Berger — holds since 2026-08-18 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A country cannot have radical technological breakthroughs and also refuse to tolerate uncomfortably rich people, because the financial system it resents is what funds the innovation. — tap to centre the map on it A country cannot have radical technological breakthroughs and also refuse to tolerate uncomfortably rich people, because the financial system it resents is what funds the innovation. Last stated a year ago
13 Aug 2025
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Keyu Jin — holds since 2025-08-13 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A country's large trade deficit in manufactured goods reduces its manufacturing employment below what it would be with balanced trade. — tap to centre the map on it A country's large trade deficit in manufactured goods reduces its manufacturing employment below what it would be with balanced trade. Last stated yesterday
7 Sept 2026
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Paul Krugman — holds since 2026-09-07 — tap for who they are