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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]We skipped the Zoom session last Spring.  Not worth the time and hassle.  (And we got flamed for it on here, repeatedly.)

As long as you do the assignments and check in with your teacher, it is fine.

It is unlikely MCPS will assign grades in the Fall - so it’s not really an issue anyway.  [/quote]

This is just plain wrong.  MCPS is using the regular grading in the Fall.  It was stated both during the BOE meeting AND during the virtual town hall yesterday.  Don't post unless you are actually paying attention to what the county is posting and saying.  You are just a source of misinformation.[/quote]

No, nobody really knows.  It might be what they hope to do, but we’ll see.  It doesn’t really sound like MCPS even has a solid plan in place yet.

How are they going to enforce kids’ participating and completing assignments?  It is virtually impossible.

[b]How do you administer tests for grades and ensure people aren’t cheating? [/b] How do you ensure fair grading, especially with regards to ‘Equity’ considerations?  [/quote]
This is, actually, a million-dollar question!

My child has participated in a math competition back in April, -- the test is normally given in person and was moved online this year -- and we just received the email with results. Here's a quote from that email

"There are many more winners of ***** than in previous years. This creates a suspicion that some students were assisted by parents or siblings. This is not a surprise as the **** Online experience was new to everyone. However, we know that most families honored the rules. Because it is not possible to find out who was helped, we decided to assign awards as normal in order not to disappoint students who indeed worked independently and achieved top scores"
 :lol:

It never even occurred to me to help my kid out, and I was WOH at the time so I could have.. Guess I'm a neglectful parent. DC didn't win. :mrgreen:

So, yeah, I can totally see certain parents helping their kids cheat, especially, in MS and HS, where grades start to matter.
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