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[quote=Anonymous]OP, you are incorrectly assuming an implication that does not exist in the FCPS grading handbook.  A "2" does not translate to "unacceptable".  You are still trying to translate a mastery scale to a traditional grading scale, and that's not what it is.  A "2" means the student is in the process of mastering the standard.  They don't yet usually or consistently demonstrate mastery.  The handbook states that a 2 warrants reteaching b/c the goal IS mastery.  So in theory, the teacher and student are going to keep working on it.

For SKILL-based courses, this system works well and is logical...a 2nd grader might not master single digit multiplication by the end of 2nd quarter, for instance, so the teacher is going to keep working on that standard with that student, giving him more chances to demonstrate mastery the following quarter.  Works similarly well with reading skills and standards.

Teachers are having a harder time with the mastery model when it comes to Social Studies and Science.  Just read the standards and the FCPS pacing guide...if I had my way, most of that minutiae would NOT be taught at such a young age, but we have idiots making education policy these days.  It is what it is.  But for practical purposes, once your kid's teacher moves from the weather unit to the electricity unit, or from the Ancient Greece unit to the Biography unit, there isn't going to be a special remediation group reteaching Greece during the scant 30 mins allocated to Social Studies.  There just isn't.  And it's totally ok.  The inky thing I'd even remotely stress about in those subjects is the effort measure..

The good news is the mastery model is great for SN kids.  In this model, failure is not averaged together with later success.  If you bomb a quiz, then retake it later and do really well, your measure of mastery by the end of a quarter is now a 4, not the average of 0 and 4.  [/quote]

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