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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I get that. But as I mentioned he’s a tough grader in a very tough class. The way he grades is causing stress - it’s disingenuous to say grades don’t matter. If a teacher truly wanted to have kids focus on learning instead of grades - then don’t have grades. Pass/Fail would work. Conferences are coming up soon. And I’m thinking about discussing this with him in a way that’s non-confrontational. But I think figuring out the motivation behind this philosophy would help my kid who is a junior and, yeah, focused on his gpa this year. Any ideas for how to do this?[/quote] As a high school teacher, I can 100% say that Pass/Fail would not help the kids focus on learning. Lots of teachers now feel that grades are equitable, and have stopped doing most grades (easier for them personally also). It is the very rare student who will benefit from a system like that.[/quote]
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