Joshua R. Eyler is the Director of the Center for Excellence in Teaching and Learning and a Clinical Assistant Professor of Teacher Education at the University of Mississippi, USA. He is the author of How Humans Learn: The Science and Stories Behind Effective College Teaching, which was named a “Book of the Year” by the Chicago Tribune. His new book, Failing Our Future: How Grades Harm Students and What We Can Do About It, shines a spotlight on how grades inhibit learning, cause problems between parents and children, amplify inequities, and contribute to the youth mental health crisis.