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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]The point of an education is mastery of the subject material so that grading weighting makes sense. [/quote]

But in order to have mastery, kids need to complete their homework and assignments.  Making homework essentially not graded removes the motivation for kids to actually do it.  It’s seen as optional. [/quote]

The motivator is to do well on the quiz/test.[/quote]

Yes, but kids need graded homework and assignment feedback leading up to quizzes and tests.  This “completion” BS is just that.  Parents can’t see what their kid is actually doing well in and teachers aren’t really checking either.  I was told the grading moved toward 90/10 because 1) less work for teachers and 2) more equitable since many kids weren’t doing homework anyway and it was taking their grade and making them less likely to even try since their grade was already super low and couldn’t be recovered even if they did ok on a test [/quote]I totally agree that kids need feedback on how they are doing along the way.  It's not appropriate to have it all rest on one or two assessments.[/quote]

If there’s only one or two tests all year, that’s crazy. My class has 10 tests/14 quizzes/1 final exam (grade level high school math) and 9 tests/9 quizzes/1 final (AP math)

No single assignment at the end of the year is worth more than 5% (in regular math)/6% (AP) of their overall grade (except the final, it is 10%)

I’m still grading and correcting and returning daily papers, but most kids throw them straight in the trash or leave them in desk trays, so it’s not exactly valued feedback by the majority of kids.[/quote]

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