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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Yes, especially in first grade. And you have to take into account that the report cards in FCPS leave a lot of room for teacher interpretation.

The teachers always explain their ideas about the grades and how an S is very good and where a child should be, and a G means that the child did extra, and an O means they went way above and beyond. But when I see a grade on a paper, the teachers really do seem to equate them to letter grades despite what they say. A test with a lot of mistakes is an N, several mistakes is an S, one or two is a G, and none is an O.

My son was given an S in the first quarter for spelling in first grade. This was after he literally spelled every word and every surprise bonus word on every spelling test right for the entire quarter (each one was graded an O+). Same in math. Every paper that came home had an O+ and a sticker, and he was given a G on his report card.

But how is a kid supposed to get an O?
How do you go above and beyond in Math? Either it's correct or it's not. 
And if you're told to write a sentence and you write a paragraph, some teachers might interpret that as "going above and beyond" and others might interpret it as not following directions.

I've essentially just decided that the grades are way too subjective to worry about. 
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Glad you mentioned this - I had the same experience with my First grader.  She received all Os on her math work/tests, but only a G on her report card. [/quote]

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