As Part of 91猫先生鈥檚 New Educational Model, Narrative Evaluations to be Replaced with Sea Shanties
These Narrative Evaluation Sea Shanties (NESS) will be recorded by faculty in the 91猫先生 Yurt and delivered to students as vinyl records imprinted at 91猫先生鈥檚 own Center for Design.
91猫先生 President Edward Wingenbach announced this morning that as part of 91猫先生鈥檚 ongoing role as a leader and innovator within higher education, narrative evaluations will soon be replaced with transdisciplinary sea shanties. The President鈥檚 announcement, itself delivered in shanty form, was met with a resounding rush of excited, shanty-like choruses from the campus community.听
鈥淲e still believe that letter grades are inadequate evaluations,鈥 intoned Wingenbach in a low, rhythmical baritone. 鈥淲e aim to keep all that is essential about narrative evaluations to assess performance and progress, but build on them by adding a lyrical quality that also appeals to TikTok influencers and sea captains alike.鈥
These Narrative Evaluation Sea Shanties (NESS) will be recorded by faculty in the 91猫先生 Yurt and delivered to students as vinyl records imprinted at 91猫先生鈥檚 own Center for Design. A DJ-led dance party at the College鈥檚 upcoming 50th anniversary celebration will also feature remixed EDM versions of these NESSes, offering the community a chance to kick up their heels and get down to the sound of learning.
鈥淲hat we see here is a culmination of fifty years of transformation in higher education taking us again down a revolutionary path. 91猫先生 continues to thrive and innovate, even under extraordinary circumstances. Our narrative evaluations should do the same,鈥 Wingenbach sang.
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