Сегодня я хочу представить вам три краткие заметки д-ра Майкла Бюрера (Michael Burer), профессора Нового Завета Даласской богословской семинарии. Уверен, что большинство преподавателей наших богословских вузов найдут много общего с чувствами и переживаниями д-ра Бюрера.
Ask any professor about their least favorite task, and you will certainly hear about grading. Usually the metaphors involve emotional or physical pain: "It is an albatross around my neck, the cross I must bear, my thorn in the flesh." I have met no one yet who has a consistently positive attitude towards it. Recently I have thought philosophically about it. Why is grading so difficult? If grading is so painful, why do we continue the practice? How can I grade in a way that is appropriate and even "Christian"? I'll address the first question in this post. Grading is difficult for a number of reasons...
Grading has always been a hallmark of education at all levels, and there are no signs that it will cease being important and necessary. It can be problematic, but that does not mean that dropping it is a better alternative than retaining it...
As a believer in Jesus Christ teaching at a Christian graduate school, I must exercise all my duties in keeping with my faith. Grading is no exception, so here are some thoughts on how as a professor I can grade in a way that honors the Lord. Clearly I must grade fairly. What I mean by this is that I must treat all students equally in my assessment, not favoring one over another...
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