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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Teacher removed 10 points out of 100 (full letter grade), because project didn't have enough "diverse perspectives" in material.
No explanation given for what "diversity" was expected, before or after grading. Gave full credit for all preparatory work and notes, before huge surprise deduction on grade on final submitted project.
Project weight is over half of quarter grade, despite being a homework (parent) project. I read draft and made suggestions of topics to add for "diverse perspectives", and student added content for those topics, but according to rubric, they did not show any diversity. 
Class average grade on project is 80.5%, so my child wasn't an outlier in harsh grading.

Teacher has given scores back, but not put it into gradebook yet, because of the large cost to most students' average. So there's a chance teacher will rethink the scoring or the weighting.

(For the record, I have been a long-time, vocal defender of diversity and inclusion goals, though critical of the way it gets distorted through bureaucratic implement. No need for reflexive screams of "rwnj" or "maga", though I expect no less from the esteemed dcum community.)[/quote]

How old is your child? Homework is not a parent project. If the teacher provided an explanation of the "diverse perspectives" the students were expected to provide in the upcoming project, you were not in class to hear it; your child was. If the teacher did not provide this explanation, your child has an opportunity to advocate for themself, along with the other students in the class.[/quote]

+1 My experience is that teachers absolutely explain what they mean by "diverse" sources, and it does not mean DEI. From the assignment, I have a strong suspicion that OP is the parent of a 6th grader in one of the Humanities magnets and this is the first B the child might have faced. It's part of the process, and the kids will emerge as better writers as a result, but they have to really follow the rubric at this point in their school career. [/quote]

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