Why Conduct Formative Evaluations?

Most people are familiar with the story of Achilles and his one point of weakness that led to his demise. In Homer’s epic poem the “Iliad”, Achilles, Greece’s bravest and strongest warrior, is finally done in when an arrow shot by Paris is guided into his heel by a vengeful Apollo. In typical Homer fashion there’s a long backstory (we all remember our freshman year Western Civ lecture classes) of politics, meddling gods, broken promises, and lots and lots of revenge-fueled bloodshed.