Critics lambast coddling schools for eliminating ‘D’ and ‘F’ grades

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  1. ipatent

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  3. UsualName

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    So, I have kids in school and they don’t get letter grades at all. It’s 0-100 for the high schoolers and middle schoolers in NJ. I don’t know when the last time I saw a letter grade on my kids’ report cards.
     
    #13     Dec 27, 2021
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  4. ipatent

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    I don't see any harm in a system like that.
     
    #14     Dec 27, 2021
  5. wrbtrader

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    Same here...my teenagers have never seen a letter grade system. It's been 0 - 100%, mean % type of grading system.

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    #15     Dec 27, 2021
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    Virginia Teachers Fight Woke Plan To Kill Extra Credit, Homework Grades

    Teachers at a Virginia high school are pushing back against a plan to eliminate homework grades and extra credit in order to create a more "equitable" grading system.

    Arlington Public Schools in October proposed the new system, which would also end penalties for late homework assignments. In a letter to the Arlington School Board and superintendent, teachers at Wakefield High School said the district’s plan would hurt the very children it intends to help.

    "The changes, if implemented, will also result in the decline of high expectations and rigor in the classroom across all [district] high schools," the teachers said in the letter, which was first reported by WJLA. Not holding students accountable, the teachers said, will give the "most needy students reduced probability of preparing for and realizing post-secondary opportunities."

    The proposed framework would transform a system district officials claim "leads to biased grades" and "penalizes" students with "fewer resources." But according to the Wakefield teachers, the district’s remote learning experience proves that students will not complete assignments without grades.

    Under the proposed guidelines, students are allowed unlimited redos on assignments, which the district claims will "increase rigor" by motivating students to "achieve mastery rather than accept failure." At least three elementary and middle schools in the district have implemented similar plans, according to documents the school district shared with the Washington Free Beacon.

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    Obviously the Administrators' goal is to pass the bad students through and paper things over rather than actually educating them as is best possible.
     
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    #16     Jan 4, 2022