Fair Isn't Always Equal- Ch. 2

Abstract:
Chapter 2 was about knowing when students have achieved mastery and how to tell when a subject is mastered. The author tells us that there are different ways that a student can achieve mastery but the most important thing is knowing what we are looking for to show mastery. In order to be able to identify master you must first have a clear understanding of what mastery is. Chapter 2 was fairly short and basically just introduced fair and accurate assessment.
Self-Relation:
As a group we connected to the reading through the examples provided as well as the quote by Ben franklin. We really thought Ben Franklin made a good point when he said that knowledge is nothing when it is isolated. Some of the examples that we particularly like were the mathematics example (ok only I liked it) and the basketball example. I believe that as a group we know truely understand the difference between knowledge and using knowledge to accomplish something. As a group we felt that mastery of a subject is more important than knowing something about the subject and that the grades should reflect that.