San Francisco's absurd new plan for school kids even has liberal parents furious https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/ar...plan-school-kids-liberal-parents-furious.html Parents across the political spectrum are up in arms after San Francisco's school district announced a new plan that will see pass marks lowered. Superintendent of Schools Maria Su unveiled the new 'Grading for Equity' plan last night that will scrap homework and weekly testing, and allow students to pass with scores as low as 41 - down from the current pass mark of 61. It comes after left-wing activists argued that homework and testing disproportionately affects students from poorer backgrounds and creates an uneven playing field. But even liberals pushed back against the new policy. Ro Khanna, a Democratic congressman for Silicon Valley known for his progressive values, slammed the move on X: 'My immigrant dad asked me where the missing 10% went when I scored a 90. He came to America for the chance to work hard & pursue excellence. 'Giving A’s for 80 percent & no homework is not equity - it betrays the American Dream and every parent who wants more for their kids.' According to The Voice of San Francisco, the plan is set to go into effect later this fall. Su has been able to push the policy through without being the subject to a public vote, despite it affecting more than 10,000 students in 14 high schools. The outlet reported that the new plan will essentially eliminate homework and weekly testing from making up a student's final semester grade. A student's grade will be based solely on their final examination, which they can also take multiple times. Students can also be late in handing in assignments or even fail to appear in class without it having an effect on their overall mark. Current thresholds in place mean a students needs a 90 for an A and at least 61 for a D. The changes mean a score as low as 80 now counts as an A, while a mark of 21 counts as a D. Democrat Garry Tan, a venture capitalist, also blasted the move, he said: 'San Francisco schools is trying its absolute hardest to make sure all middle income families who could move out of the city do so right away '“Grading for Equity” is going to be a real disaster and I guess this is a boon for SF private schools and Burlingame housing prices. 'For education bureaucrats who ruin our public schools with the most unfair and anti-merit polices: BUSINESS IS BOOMING. 'Someone needs to investigate the Schools of Education that spawn these policies because it is a real danger to public schools everywhere.'
Allowing students to be pass a class with grades below 50% just fosters an environment where no one needs to study or effectively learn much -- and can still be promoted. This has nothing to do with financial means; it is a plan which fails all the students of all economic and racial backgrounds. It eventually lead to numerous students graduating from high school who are totally incapable of handling the most basic jobs in retail, restaurants, or any other industry.
Students have to pass tests proving they know the material.Its not perfect but I don't like the advantage that being White or coming from a financially well of family gives in education,jobs or any aspect in American life and support anything that lessons that advantage. Students that get off from school and go to work until 11PM can now focus on studying the material rather than waste what little free time they have on bull shit homework.
The best students in California are Asian, often working class and not well off. This measure is to coddle low IQ black and Hispanic student who perpetually score on the far left end of the distribution curve.
The entire purpose of "equity grading" is that students DO NOT have to actually pass tests in any meaningful manner showing they know the material. You only need a 21 to get a D according to the article. The entire proposal just dumbs down education so it is meaningless. With a progressive school board at one point in the past, our local Wake County Public School System attempted to implement "equity grading" (it is not a new concept BTW). It turned into a total disaster and was dropped within a couple years. Currently the Wake County Public School System uses a standard grading scale approved by the North Carolina State Board of Education since 2015/2016.
The best test taking robots in California are Asian. The highest income group in The US are Asians which gives them an unfair advantage in education. Institutions that value diversity will find ways to get around right wing AA and DEI bans,deal with it.
East Asians have a median IQ of about 106, compared to 102 for whites, 95 for Hispanics and 85 for American blacks. Many Asians are still recent immigrants and not well off.