New Biology grading

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:My student's biology grade appears to include classwork and labs, but not homework.

It’s probably equitable grading policy in practice. No homework “counts” for grading. Perhaps, it’s a good thing. Students have a lot more freedom to decide on how much to practice and on what type of material.

Homework and assignments with deadlines are sort of part of keeping kids on track and teaching them to manage their time and attention. No?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:My student's biology grade appears to include classwork and labs, but not homework.

It’s probably equitable grading policy in practice. No homework “counts” for grading. Perhaps, it’s a good thing. Students have a lot more freedom to decide on how much to practice and on what type of material.

Homework and assignments with deadlines are sort of part of keeping kids on track and teaching them to manage their time and attention. No?

They can still have homework, it just won’t be graded. Make sure they do it and study for the tests and the kids will be fine!

[Anonymous]

Maybe this varies between honors and general ed? My kids' general ed grades include labs and homework.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:My student's biology grade appears to include classwork and labs, but not homework.

But will they stay? We are at a HS where all non summative grades show in the grade book but are ultimately not counted.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:My student's biology grade appears to include classwork and labs, but not homework.

Good, because grading homework is ridiculous.

Assigning homework that isn't graded is equally ridiculous.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:My student's biology grade appears to include classwork and labs, but not homework.

It’s probably equitable grading policy in practice. No homework “counts” for grading. Perhaps, it’s a good thing. Students have a lot more freedom to decide on how much to practice and on what type of material.

Homework and assignments with deadlines are sort of part of keeping kids on track and teaching them to manage their time and attention. No?

True. However, graded homework assignments often force students to spend time on topics they already know well, instead of focusing on topics, where they individually need more practice. If homework is optional, students get to pick what material to focus on. (Also keeping kids on track is, in some sense, the opposite of teaching them how to manage their time. The latter assumes that students have some flexibility on when to learn and what.)

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:My student's biology grade appears to include classwork and labs, but not homework.

Good, because grading homework is ridiculous.

Assigning homework that isn't graded is equally ridiculous.

Homework is supposed to review or practice what was learned in class. If you keep up with it, you generally don’t have to cram for a test. The thing with homework is that parents usually check it at home and make sure it’s all correct. So how can that possible be indicative of a student’s actual understanding of the subject if they got help? It cant. That’s why it’s not graded. It’s more of an effort or completion grade but they don’t care how many you get right or wrong. Generally kids who do well on homework or have parental help will also do well on the tests. That’s what really counts.

[Anonymous]

FCPS will ruin kids GPA with their nonsensical rubric. You cannot get in-between grades (no 92, 95 etc), only 10/10 or 8/10 etc. Some rubrics don't have a 9/10, so how does retake upto 90% work?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:FCPS will ruin kids GPA with their nonsensical rubric. You cannot get in-between grades (no 92, 95 etc), only 10/10 or 8/10 etc. Some rubrics don't have a 9/10, so how does retake upto 90% work?

These sound like formative assignments, not summative, is that right? Are you sure they count toward the final grade?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:My student's biology grade appears to include classwork and labs, but not homework.

Good, because grading homework is ridiculous.

Assigning homework that isn't graded is equally ridiculous.

NP. Kids are cheating like crazy, which is why they do that (I think!)

[Anonymous]

It doesn't really matter because FCPS teachers don't feel as if grading isn't important enough to prioritize so simply don't do it. They also get extremely defensive if you suggest that maybe they should.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:My student's biology grade appears to include classwork and labs, but not homework.

It’s probably equitable grading policy in practice. No homework “counts” for grading. Perhaps, it’s a good thing. Students have a lot more freedom to decide on how much to practice and on what type of material.

Homework and assignments with deadlines are sort of part of keeping kids on track and teaching them to manage their time and attention. No?

True. However, graded homework assignments often force students to spend time on topics they already know well, instead of focusing on topics, where they individually need more practice. If homework is optional, students get to pick what material to focus on. (Also keeping kids on track is, in some sense, the opposite of teaching them how to manage their time. The latter assumes that students have some flexibility on when to learn and what.)

This MAY work for students in AP and some honors classes but for many students, if there is no grading of homework, it will never be done.

[Anonymous]

It's only Sept. and my kid is struggling in Bio H. I wish all the fluff was graded.

[Anonymous]

My kid knows all the material but the split grading of tests into different categories is lowering the grades.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:My kid knows all the material but the split grading of tests into different categories is lowering the grades.

I don’t understand. If he knows all the material, wouldn’t he do well no matter how it’s divided up?