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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Bullshit. The goal is for every kid to be a P. 80% of the kids are getting Ps.

My child received mostly Os, a few Ss and a few Ns on last year's report card. The assessments all made sense and correlated to her performance on unit testing. Her teacher was able to show us where DD was having trouble on unit tests that led to an N. It was very helpful because she did have issues with that particular subject and test taking. DD worked on this area and was very proud when she received an O in the subject in later grading periods she was having a hard time with earlier in the year.

This year she has received all Ps and there is no unit testing. DD was disappointed and sad that she never gets ES grades in subjects she is very good at doing. She got an ES in other subject for doing something random which confused her more.

I've resorted to telling her that grades in this school do not matter. I don't even go over the report card with her. Sadly, I think this is the whole goal behind the new grading system. No one should care about doing their best, it doesn't matter. It only matters if you are in the middle and stay there. Anything more is a waste of the student's and the school's time. [/quote]

This is our impression as well. Proficient seems to mean mediocre, and there is nothing for motivated students to strive for.[/quote]

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