I created another Stripgenerator comic this morning to go along with an update to the Rubrics section of my Intro to Pedagogy workshop:

Stripgenerator comic, Rubrics & the Secret to Grading

Since many instructors are still finishing grades for the end of the semester, it feels timely enough to share. Happy end-of-term to faculty and students, and a great holiday weekend to all!

Incidentally, I hope the satire is evident enough in this strip. In case my meaning is not obvious, please don’t teach like this dude!

Text for those who cannot view Flash-based content:

Rubrics & the Secret to Grading
(Professor speaks through 3 panels)
Rubrics?! I never give my students rubrics! That’s equivalent to cheating! I might as well write their essays for them!
College students should understand that they’re expected to perform certain undisclosed outcomes. The point of learning is to keep them guessing about the criteria, so they’ll work harder in their desperation not to fail. Stress facilitates success.
Besides, if I gave them a rubric, I’d have to admit that I decide their grades with a dart board.

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