Is 3 in progress report equivalent to B?

[Anonymous]

Please explain

[Anonymous]

Yes. And no. FCPS a has been trying to explain 3s since they moved to the screwy new report cards a few years ago, and no one understands them. They aren't as good as 4s, but indicate no cause for concern. 2s become concern territory.

[Anonymous]

What exactly does a 2 mean? Something to work on, worry about? Retention?

[Anonymous]

2 is gets the concept some of the time/ partial understanding/ makes errors or omissions. In other words, still needs to work on this area.

[Anonymous]

Yes. 3 is a B, 4 an A, etc.

The teachers understand it, I the bureaucrats don't.

[Anonymous]

and any parent who gets too wigged out about ELEMENTARY school grades needs to take a step back.

[Anonymous]

It means "No TJ for you."

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:and any parent who gets too wigged out about ELEMENTARY school grades needs to take a step back.

Not the OP, but I don't see wigged out. I see someone trying to make sense of the new report card format. Which is confusing at best.

[Anonymous]

The number grades mean nothing so just ignore them and look at specific assignments to see if your kid is learning.

Real grades do not start until middle school.

[Anonymous]

When I was in elementary, our scores were as follows: U, S, G, VG--unsatisfactory, satisfactory, Good, Very Good. I basically translate the 1-4 system this way.

No need for elementary students to have letter grades; they are no less arbitrary or meaningful than numbers.

[Anonymous]

I went to ES in NY in the 1980s, and we had a 1-4 number system. So this system makes sense to me. I view it as the goal is to get everyone to a 3 - consistently understands the concept.

[Anonymous]

IMO, ABCD grades are curved based on the percentile. Number grades FCPS using are reflecting individual learning. Say the DC is in a very advanced class, so it's possible every kid gets 4 if they all met the learning objectives. But with letter grades, only certain % of kids will get A, even everybody met learning objectives.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:IMO, ABCD grades are curved based on the percentile. Number grades FCPS using are reflecting individual learning. Say the DC is in a very advanced class, so it's possible every kid gets 4 if they all met the learning objectives. But with letter grades, only certain % of kids will get A, even everybody met learning objectives.

Grades may be curved, but they don't have to be.

[Anonymous]

No. One teacher insisted 4 means 100%. Another art teacher said 4 is for kids who draw like her.

[Anonymous]

Grades don't really matter for elementary school.