Reply to New grading system, everyone gets a P no one gets an ES?

Forum Index » Montgomery County Public Schools (MCPS)

Reply to "New grading system, everyone gets a P no one gets an ES?"

Subject:

Emoticons





More smilies

Text Color: Font: Close Marks

[quote=Anonymous]Sorry, I'm the PP and my text got lumped in with the previous poster's.

What you were looking at does explain it-I am looking at an objective right now (first grade social studies): Describe how actions, such as pledging allegiance to the American flag and singing "The Star-Spangled Banner" and "America" are associated with being a citizen.
 
If a child can do that, they earn a P. The objectives are written pretty specifically. The ES comes in with the child's explanation in the classroom. This is key for math, as a couple of people have asked about. If a teacher is only grading worksheets, they are probably only going to get P's (unless they are asking for written explanations, which is tricky for kids in the early grades). Teachers have been instructed to collect data in a variety of ways-not just worksheets or pencil/paper tests and quizzes. They should be collecting data on 20% of their students each day, so they have some data on each student each week. They can do this in small group instruction, by asking probing questions ("Tell me how you got that answer" or "Tell me why you think that"). If you are only seeing P's, and you feel your child isn't getting an opportunity to earn an ES, ask your child's teacher or wait until conferences to discuss it. You can ask them to show you some of the data points they have and if they are all worksheet type things, ask about what opportunities they've given your child to demonstrate their understanding in a different way.
 [/quote]

Options

	Disable HTML in this message
	Disable BB Code in this message
	Disable smilies in this message

Review message

Search Recent Topics Hottest Topics