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[quote=Anonymous]There's a new article that was reported out in the Source of the Spring that dives into the shortcomings of the unwise and increasingly unpopular 50% rule in MCPS. It's worth a read.

LINK: https://www.sourceofthespring.com/montgomery-county-news/2837171/montgomery-countys-grading-shift-sparks-questions-about-college-readiness/

Supposedly, the issues with the 50% rule were "fixed" with the revised guidelines that went out last January, but surprise, surprise, those revisions appear to have been as clear as mud and put more work on teachers' plates, not students.

[QUOTE]In January 2024, Montgomery County implemented an additional grading criteria to the pre-existing 50% rule. Students may now receive a 0% on assignments once their teacher has intervened and provided additional support. Previously, teachers were only able to give out zeros after they successfully contacted the parents of the students and provided additional resources to help boost the student’s grade.

Despite the amendment’s goal to better the 50% rule, it hasn’t quite achieved that.

“It’s putting much more onus on the teacher,” Colson said. “And it doesn’t put a lot of agency and responsibility on the student.”

Even after the rule was changed in January, there was still little explanation about what these new guidelines meant for students.

“We were told about it in homeroom,” said Declan Ritchotte, a senior at Northwood High School. “They kinda skimmed over it and said the 50% rule has been changed, but we didn’t really get much information on what the changes were.”

Teachers and students alike feel that Montgomery County’s grading policy missed its mark. The school district’s policies have placed more emphasis on the teacher’s efforts and allowed students to play the grade game.

“Students are so smart and so savvy, they’re going to game the damn system,” Harris said.[/QUOTE]
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