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Reply to "Why Not Just a Narrative Report Card For Elementary Schools"
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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]What would be the advantages/disadvantages of just a couple of paragraphs from teachers highlighting strengths, and suggesting improvement areas for elementary kids instead of grades? [/quote] In other countries, at young ages, kids are given as many good grades as possible (within reason) to build self-esteem. But here it is the other way around. Even deserving kids are denied the top grade. An adult student may understand the policy behind it, may tell to himself grades are not important as long as you learn etc etc. But for a young kid, this may have lifelong effects, thinking that he is just average even though he may be exteremely bright. This may very well end-up with kid not realizing his true potential. A narrative report card would be much more beneficial. [/quote]
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