Chapter 13

This chapter talks about 4 different kinds of grade books that are out there and they are as follows: grouping by weight, grouping by date, grouping by topic, and grouping by objective. It gives all kinds of information on each one of these types of grade books and gives insight as to how to set a grade book up. It offers the do's and the do not's.

Everyone in my group liked these grade books for different reasons and they are lengthy. I liked the idea of having a grade book where everything is either done by weight or by date. I don't think that the other ways would work that well. My group members thought otherwise and went against me in a constructive way. They brought out other good points about the other two types of grade books, but I really think that I would rather do it by weight or by date. They seem to be easier and make more sense to me in setting one up and going with it. I still will keep an open mind about it, but I doubt that I will ever use it though. I think that if you pick something and stick to it then it will work out for you in the end. My teammates like the idea of grouping by objectives. They seem to think that it is the easier way of the four. I don't think so. When it was all said and done we all decided to value each others opinion and respect it even if it wasn't ours. We love this chapter because it focuses on something that most people to find being small and simple, but it really isn't. We learned that it can be difficult to do and we are thankful for all of the information on each one. We truly love this chapter!