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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I recently became aware that the high school of my child's indepdent school (child is younger) has started an equity grading program.  
According to the school newspaper,
"Students are allowed to retake any major assessments; teachers must provide a rubric for major assignments; students must not be given a grade lower than 50%; and students are not penalized for submitting assignments late, as long as it is submitted within four weeks of the due date. "

Apparently guided by this:
https://gradingforequity.org/
https://www.educationnext.org/time-to-pull-plug-on-traditional-grading-supporters-say-mastery-based-grading-could-promote-equity/

I'm a little confused, to be diplomatic. I mean, a rubric for major assignments seems reasonable...

Is this happening at other local private schools too? [/quote]

What are you confused about?

If you are not confused but trying to dog whistle, that's not diplomatic at all. [/quote]

Genuinely confused, esp about the 50 percent minimum and the seeming lack of any hard deadlines. I'm trying to balance the focus on learning/mastery vs. Teaching/reinforcing basic responsibility/following deadlines.[/quote]

50% minimum is just range compression. % grades are extremely arbitrary anyway, lot carefully sculpted balances.

Lazy Kid A lets work pile up for weeks and is extremely stressed and rushed by the end of the year and can't get it all done, and learns the the needs to plan better next year.

Kid B can babysit their siblings and work a part time job and travel to divorced parent and still get their work done well, missing some due dates.

Kid A and  B misses strict deadline, abandons work, and doesn't learn. Gets a low grade on the test and moves on, since further study is not rewarded and distracts from other classes. [/quote]

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