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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Not impressed. He made no real changes and the upcoming ones are all for show.  [/quote]

The new secondary grading policy isn't "for show." That's a significant change that's been needed for a long time.[/quote]

The grading is not the issue.  Its the quality of education and supports kids get.  Its all for show.  We need to go back to traditional teaching with homework, textbooks and structure and not just have teachers making it up as you go.  Teaching math, science, english and history without books is absurd.  [b]Kids not knowing what assignments or tests are coming and no structure sucks.  Some teachers not grading or taking weeks to grade so kids don't know what's going on sucks. [/b] Kids not getting a good foundation in elementary means many will struggle later on if parents don't supplement outside.  Taylor and the others are tone death.[/quote]

Require HS teachers to give students a syllabus at beginning of each semester or beginning of school year if it is a year long class. Teachers coming in to class announcing that something will be a quiz that same day without any warnings just because teacher had not given the required # of practice/prep or assessment for a quarter to enter into gradebook. And not giving much else that goes into gradebook for a quarter..so if a student doesn't do well on that one pop quiz, their grade tanks and of course student doesn't learn the material. [/quote]

Some teachers provide syllabi, while others don’t—and the ones we do receive are often very generic. There are no textbooks, and if we’re lucky, we might get a few handouts, which makes it extremely difficult to study or prepare. The lack of regular assignments is a major problem, and the way grading is handled adds to the confusion. One teacher, for example, only gave about 12 assignments, each worth 10 points, but never awarded a full 10—making it nearly impossible to earn an A. That teacher was also frequently absent, and when other teachers stepped in to grade, the results were inconsistent. In one case, a rough draft received a very low grade from one teacher, while the final version—unchanged—was graded much higher by another.

There needs to be more structure. Teachers should use textbooks, follow a clear and consistent syllabus, assign work a few times a week, schedule tests in advance, and post materials online. Students should be given physical copies of the books they’re reading—no replacing them with audiobooks or movies in class.

Taylor promised accountibility and there is none.[/quote]

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