Q Summarize Resnick's assertions about the relationship between effort and aptitude. How does her argument differ from the way in which that relationship has been viewed by traditional pedagogical approaches? Use your own experiences as a student to argue for or against her argumentsSummarize Sheldon and Biddle's assertions about the role of motivation in student learning and about the impact of the standards approach on student motivation. Use your own experience as a student to argue for or against their arguments.

Q Can the positions of Resnick and Sheldon and Biddle be reconciled? Is there a way to fashion an approach to accountability and education that would satisfy both sides? Why or Why not? Provide concrete examples of why such a compromise plan would or would not work.