Secondary teachers- can you explain standards based grading?

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Anonymous wrote:I heard from my kid that a teach mentioned nobody will get above a C because "nobody has mastered the material this early in the year"

So by that, day one every student starts at “F”? So bizarre and non-motivating.

Not bizarre at all.

While students start the year with an “F,” every student starts off that way, which is equitable.

So gone are the days of welcoming students to a new school year with motivational cheers of “all of you are exceptional and can and will do great things!” Instead, it’s welcome and you all stink at least until January at which point some of you may start to show improvement.”

Reminds me of how teachers are treated. “You suck so now prove you don’t. Go!”