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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]At our back to school night the teacher proceeded to tell everyone that she doesn't plan to give out any grade beyond a P. The teachers in the other classes did not go as far to say this but several parents find it odd that random worksheets are coming homes with Ps on them even though everything is correct on the sheet.

Is this happening at other schools or is it just some craziness introduced by our school? What is the point of have a 4 point scale if you only plan to assess on a 3 pt scale?[/quote]

Here's the scoop.  P means you child met expectations on grade level.  If your child is consistently getting Ps, then that means that he/she is only being exposed to P level material and is either not getting ES level work or is getting it and choosing not to do it.  Your child can't get an ES unless your child does something that is above grade level.  If it is considered on grade level in math to add single digits, and your child does that it's a P.  If your child isn't asked to do anything more, than he/she never gets to show if he/she could get an ES.

If your child is given problems adding two and three digit numbers and does this correctly that work will get an ES.  The problem with 2.0 now is that your child might not actually have received any instruction on how to do this.  Kids who already know it will just do it.  Kids who could know it if instructed, will now not get the chance.

Another problem is that many of the "ES" level work is labelled as "challenge" and "optional" in the classroom and is a "choice" to do and is only done after the on grade level work is completed.  Frankly, many kids are just choosing not to do the "challenge" in the classroom.  What kid wants to do twice as much work?

Another problem with the grading system is that it has essentially changed everything to pass/fail.  For example, you either get a P on adding or you don't.  A parent has no way of knowing what level of mastery is required to get that P.  Does Johnny add correctly on 90% of presentations?  On 60% of presentations.  What level of consistency is required to get a P?  It's a total mystery.  [/quote]

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