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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Teacher here. Of course grades matter. Grades should be a reflection of mastery of skills and standards. Sure there are fluff grades like participation but look at the actual grades and the work returned. Does she understand the work? Understand the errors? Grades travel with students. I teach middle school. I can see what my students grades were back in kindergarten and if there is a trend. Always low in Reading and continue to be low? Huge red flag in middle school and yes, we will use it as a basis to set up interventions. Some gifted and talented programs will look at grades in connection with test scores. As a parent myself, grades show that you participate and understand. I have taught elementary and honestly, it is not hard to get a B or higher. You have to truly be low to get anything C and below as an overall grade. With that being said OP, school just started. Give it till the end of the quarter.[/quote]

OP - DD just had her first test at the new school and she got an 82.  She didn't really study (our fault) but had been doing well on all her homework/worksheets.  Overall she is doing okay but the new school is much faster pace and much more difficult material than she had in her previous public school.  Just wondering how much it will matter if 4th grade scores are lower than we would expect due to the new transition.[/quote]

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