I love writing, talking and tweeting about grades. To be more clear, I love talking about how not to give grades. Now before you read on, know that yes I do have to assign grades. I work in a public middle school, that is a part of a larger school district, that is a part of the state of California and so yes - I have to assign grades on 6 occasions. 4 progress reports + 2 semester report cards, but only because I have to. My 8th grade science classroom grading practices toda