My middle schooler never opened her backpack at home all year and got all A's and two B's

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Why are you announcing that you raised a lazy kid? That’s not something to be proud of.

It's showing how pitiful the learning and grading are in MCPS. How easy it is to work around. All of my kids know if they get an A in Q1, they can get as low as a 79.5 in Q2 and still get an A for the first semester. Then in Q3 get another A and can get as low as a 69.5 in Q4 and still get an A for a final grade.

Can you provide documentation regarding your statement in bold? There are no final grades in MCPS so not sure what you are asserting is true.

Your kid will have A for first semester and B for second semester.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Why are you announcing that you raised a lazy kid? That’s not something to be proud of.

It's showing how pitiful the learning and grading are in MCPS. How easy it is to work around. All of my kids know if they get an A in Q1, they can get as low as a 79.5 in Q2 and still get an A for the first semester. Then in Q3 get another A and can get as low as a 69.5 in Q4 and still get an A for a final grade.

Can you provide documentation regarding your statement in bold? There are no final grades in MCPS so not sure what you are asserting is true.

Your kid will have A for first semester and B for second semester.

Yes, but the OP stated that an A first semester plus an A Q3 and a C Q4 equals an A for the second semester.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Whoever said middle school would get harder or have more homework, etc... is crazy. She had more homework and projects in her ES than MS.

My daughter did the absolute bare minimum and is still finishing up with all A's and two B's for her final. The late assignments get the same points, the retakes, the 89.5 and 79.5 will always equal an A for the semester. The teachers are done tired and don't care - and I don't blame them. My oldest went to a top 5 private school and we wanted to try public for my daughter since she has such close friends. I keep thinking it will get better after the pandemic, but it has not. And my daughter's work ethic has just plummeted. She could have easily have gotten all A's but who am I to be the pushy mom who insists on extra during this mental healthness outbreak. It is a fine line. And she sees that the hard workers and mediocre workers get the same grades so she chose mediocre (of course she loves saying how so many kids are failing etc... and she is trying her best.) It's total BS.

I know we are trying to bring up the rear and help out the struggling as a public school, but please tell me high school gets more competitive. She is a rising 8th grader and I am seriously contemplating private for high school. There is no way this type of learning will get them ready for a tough degree in college.

Anyone else feeling this with their middle school kids? I don't care about the learning as much as engaging and trying. It just isn't there.

What middle school is this? What high school would she be zoned for? It helps us to help you when you identify the schools.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:I don't think my kids every did a second of homework this year in 6th or 8th grade. They got it done in school. All A's and neither of them are that inspiring. Hoping high school is harder.

Same here. I feel like my 8th grader is going to bomb 9th grade

Me too but there is another thread talking how dumbed down MCPS high school classes are now too. Now I understand why college drop outs are increasing each year. Up to 33% never finish a degree.