Should/ Do students at MCPS get 50% for just being able to write their name on assignments

[Anonymous]

It's a touchy subject but is this how low the expectations are?

https://thermtide.com/9320/popular/the-mcps-50-percent-rule-inadequately-prepares-students-for-the-future/

[Anonymous]

No, they should fail. We are not doing kids favors by socially passing them.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:No, they should fail. We are not doing kids favors by socially passing them.

50% is failing. How can you not know that?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:No, they should fail. We are not doing kids favors by socially passing them.

50% is failing. How can you not know that?

?? Did you read the article? "The 50 percent rule bumps students who would be receiving failing grades, such as a 31 percent, to a passing grade, such 60 percent. This graduates students who should not be graduating."

[Anonymous]

I hear what you’re saying, but a 50 is still a failing grade. If a kid does 2 assignments and earns an A on the first and an E on the second, I think it makes sense that it averages to a C, which only happens in this scenario. (95 + 0 /2= E vs 95 + 50/2 = C).

I question the semester grades more. My DD only wants to work hard for the 1st and 3rd quarters because once she has earned an A, she can relax for the 2nd and 4th quarters. I hate that!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:No, they should fail. We are not doing kids favors by socially passing them.

50% is failing. How can you not know that?

?? Did you read the article? "The 50 percent rule bumps students who would be receiving failing grades, such as a 31 percent, to a passing grade, such 60 percent. This graduates students who should not be graduating."

A 50% can never move a person from 31% to passing. Think about it!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:No, they should fail. We are not doing kids favors by socially passing them.

50% is failing. How can you not know that?

?? Did you read the article? "The 50 percent rule bumps students who would be receiving failing grades, such as a 31 percent, to a passing grade, such 60 percent. This graduates students who should not be graduating."

A 50% can never move a person from 31% to passing. Think about it!

so the article is incorrect?

[Anonymous]

Why is a high school article that is two years old the basis for a thread about grading? Did OP just move here or just figure this out? Is this policy still in place? Has it been clarified in the past two years?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:No, they should fail. We are not doing kids favors by socially passing them.

50% is failing. How can you not know that?

?? Did you read the article? "The 50 percent rule bumps students who would be receiving failing grades, such as a 31 percent, to a passing grade, such 60 percent. This graduates students who should not be graduating."

A 50% can never move a person from 31% to passing. Think about it!

so the article is incorrect?

Yes. A 50% is still a failing grade. Work on your own math skills and you will see that it can never move someone up to 60%.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:No, they should fail. We are not doing kids favors by socially passing them.

50% is failing. How can you not know that?

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Haha touche!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:It's a touchy subject but is this how low the expectations are?

https://thermtide.com/9320/popular/the-mcps-50-percent-rule-inadequately-prepares-students-for-the-future/

No. Students do not need to write their names or turn in anything to get 50%. It makes sense, right? Otherwise, what if some kids do not know how to write their names correctly?

[Anonymous]

I know OP wants to assume the worst possible motivations, or the laziest possible students, but the truth is that most classes don't have that many assignments.

One missed instruction, or misunderstanding, or just bad day doing homework, should not make a child unable to receive a passing (or even a good) grade for the quarter.

I have older kids, so I've seen this policy in action and it is actually good. It keeps kids motivated by making it clear that one bad day isn't going to tank their entire quarter. If you work hard on the other assignments, and make up the points that you can make up, you can still do well even if one assignment went poorly.

[Anonymous]

Am I the only who who thinks that a high school diploma is so devalued that there is no harm giving kids who show up at least a D? We’re not talking about inflating their way into a great college, we’re talking about getting them across the stage.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Am I the only who who thinks that a high school diploma is so devalued that there is no harm giving kids who show up at least a D? We’re not talking about inflating their way into a great college, we’re talking about getting them across the stage.

Showing up is half the battle!

[Anonymous]

At Churchill, they are still giving 50% for missing assignments. Isn’t that a Board of Ed policy or is Churchill still doing their own thing?

I think students should get 0% for 0 effort. No matter if a student is college bound or workforce bound, in the real world people are held to expectations that work is due when it is due.

The policy of giving credit for no work is grade inflation. Students need the impact and consequences to learn to be organized and motivated to do the work.