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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Yep, experiencing this at the middle school level.

Every teacher seems to do it a little differently. Some seem to take every standard and give assignment, tests, projects on that assignment. Each assignment can get a 4 (100%), a 3 (86%), a 2 (72%), a 1 (66%), or a zero or 50%. But those are the only grade options- nothing in between. Then those grades get averaged for a final grade on the standard.

Other teachers look at each individual standard and "replace" grades. So, for instance, my kid didn't do well on a practice test for a grammar skill in English. He was told he doesn't need to retake it because once the teacher sees he is using the grammar skill correctly in his daily writing, she'll just replace the grade for that standard.

I don't like either option. But every teacher at our middle school is required to use it this year, at least for 8th grade. I hope that isn't the case at our high school. But two of my kid's classes are for high school credit this year, so I've been paying attention. [/quote]

Whatever the heck all this is, DD's MS is not doing it. I'm thankful, because she will need to be prepared for something like this. Otherwise, she will have a heart attack when she looks at StudentVue and finds her grades to be nothing like she expects.[/quote]

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