Wootton Vs Churchill - Why such a huge difference?

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Anonymous wrote:The main reason Churchill does so much better is it just has a larger high-achieving cohort than Wootton.

IMO, it's because Churchill has a wealthier student body.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:I will never to this day not understand why MCPS doesn't do 100 grading system. No letters. No inflated block system. Stop padding kids and letting kids work the system

Just a number grade every quarter.
A final each semester counts for 10% of each semester grade.
One quiz retake each quarter and it divides the two grades
0.5 for honors classes
1.0 bump for AP if you get least a 3 on the AP exam
0.5 bump for AP you get a 1 or 2 on the AP exam or don't take

Because this is a bad idea. Kids are learning. Sure, you may have some pet experiment you want to conduct but this isn't really a problem.

This is what many privates and other public school districts do.

MCPS inflated grading system, no averages, free retakes, full GPA point for “honors” courses, no finals, and no + and - grades are an anomaly. It is not preparing kids for college and adulthood

Sounds like MCPS is more interested in kids gaining mastery of the content whereas the others are more interested in artificial rankings.

DP.. sounds like you are an MCPS fool.

How are kids mastering the concept if they get a 50% for doing 25% work?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I will never to this day not understand why MCPS doesn't do 100 grading system. No letters. No inflated block system. Stop padding kids and letting kids work the system

Just a number grade every quarter.
A final each semester counts for 10% of each semester grade.
One quiz retake each quarter and it divides the two grades
0.5 for honors classes
1.0 bump for AP if you get least a 3 on the AP exam
0.5 bump for AP you get a 1 or 2 on the AP exam or don't take

Because this is a bad idea. Kids are learning. Sure, you may have some pet experiment you want to conduct but this isn't really a problem.

This is what many privates and other public school districts do.

MCPS inflated grading system, no averages, free retakes, full GPA point for “honors” courses, no finals, and no + and - grades are an anomaly. It is not preparing kids for college and adulthood

Sounds like MCPS is more interested in kids gaining mastery of the content whereas the others are more interested in artificial rankings.

Exactly, MCPS goal is to educate so the emphasis is on content mastery, not artificial rankings.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I will never to this day not understand why MCPS doesn't do 100 grading system. No letters. No inflated block system. Stop padding kids and letting kids work the system

Just a number grade every quarter.
A final each semester counts for 10% of each semester grade.
One quiz retake each quarter and it divides the two grades
0.5 for honors classes
1.0 bump for AP if you get least a 3 on the AP exam
0.5 bump for AP you get a 1 or 2 on the AP exam or don't take

Because this is a bad idea. Kids are learning. Sure, you may have some pet experiment you want to conduct but this isn't really a problem.

This is what many privates and other public school districts do.

MCPS inflated grading system, no averages, free retakes, full GPA point for “honors” courses, no finals, and no + and - grades are an anomaly. It is not preparing kids for college and adulthood

Sounds like MCPS is more interested in kids gaining mastery of the content whereas the others are more interested in artificial rankings.

Exactly, MCPS goal is to educate so the emphasis is on content mastery, not artificial rankings.

yes, if they get 50% for doing 25% work, that means they gained mastery of the concept. LOL

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I will never to this day not understand why MCPS doesn't do 100 grading system. No letters. No inflated block system. Stop padding kids and letting kids work the system

Just a number grade every quarter.
A final each semester counts for 10% of each semester grade.
One quiz retake each quarter and it divides the two grades
0.5 for honors classes
1.0 bump for AP if you get least a 3 on the AP exam
0.5 bump for AP you get a 1 or 2 on the AP exam or don't take

Because this is a bad idea. Kids are learning. Sure, you may have some pet experiment you want to conduct but this isn't really a problem.

This is what many privates and other public school districts do.

MCPS inflated grading system, no averages, free retakes, full GPA point for “honors” courses, no finals, and no + and - grades are an anomaly. It is not preparing kids for college and adulthood

Sounds like MCPS is more interested in kids gaining mastery of the content whereas the others are more interested in artificial rankings.

Exactly, MCPS goal is to educate so the emphasis is on content mastery, not artificial rankings.

yes, if they get 50% for doing 25% work, that means they gained mastery of the concept. LOL

Well, it means nothing MCPS does will help them so may as well graduate em asap.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I will never to this day not understand why MCPS doesn't do 100 grading system. No letters. No inflated block system. Stop padding kids and letting kids work the system

Just a number grade every quarter.
A final each semester counts for 10% of each semester grade.
One quiz retake each quarter and it divides the two grades
0.5 for honors classes
1.0 bump for AP if you get least a 3 on the AP exam
0.5 bump for AP you get a 1 or 2 on the AP exam or don't take

Because this is a bad idea. Kids are learning. Sure, you may have some pet experiment you want to conduct but this isn't really a problem.

This is what many privates and other public school districts do.

MCPS inflated grading system, no averages, free retakes, full GPA point for “honors” courses, no finals, and no + and - grades are an anomaly. It is not preparing kids for college and adulthood

Sounds like MCPS is more interested in kids gaining mastery of the content whereas the others are more interested in artificial rankings.

Exactly, MCPS goal is to educate so the emphasis is on content mastery, not artificial rankings.

yes, if they get 50% for doing 25% work, that means they gained mastery of the concept. LOL

Well, 50% is still an E.