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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]For those saying that their kids are receiving zeroes in FCPS.....is that class/school using a 4.0 scale?  If so, they absolutely can receive a zero.  The 50% rule only applies to those schools using a 100 point grading scale.  It is very difficult to recover from a zero when using 100 point scale.  That is a lot to overcome and will destroy any motivation to try.

Not saying this is a perfect solution but as others have said, the A students are not getting hurt by this policy and it gives the lower students a fighting chance and a reason to keep trying.

-FCPS teacher[/quote]

I honestly think it helps the A student. A smart kid can do the math and decide to skip homework that will have little impact on their grade and spend the time on essays or projects that will. That's how I dealt with a packed schedules in high school and I still managed to graduate third in my class. I think there is value to teaching kids to prioritize strategically- it's a skill that they will need to learn at some point. The guaranteed 50% makes it even easier to take that approach.  [/quote]

I think it’s much more likely to hurt kids who could have gotten an A or B but don’t realize that the homework and quizzes were actually important for learning, because “hey you get an automatic 50%! And also makes it harder for teachers to calibrate what the kids need to do to learn. [/quote]

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