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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote]I don't think it matters what the grading rubric is. Even if it was P for pass or NP for Not Passed, if a child is not completing the work, then wouldn't the teacher give an NP because the child is not able to show consistently (by completely the work correctly) that he/she understands the material?[/quote]

No proficiency is not supposed to factor in effort, achievement or other skills than the one being assessed. Students can demonstrate proficiency through various assessments. The teacher needs to deem that a child understands the materials or concept. We had the complete opposite problem as OP. DS was getting P's because he understood the material but all his work was blank or illegible because he had dysgraphia. It was an uphill because all the way up MCPS proficiency is about meeting the standard so if DS could verbally demonstrate he understand the concept then it didn't matter that he couldn't do the worksheet. While they conceded that he had an impediment with writing, their position was that he was still performing at grade level and it wasn't adversely impacting his ability to access education. We finally prevailed and got him on an IEP but it took thousands in outside testing and graduating up to a different teacher. Its insane and this system really harms kids with special needs.

Conversely many parents hate the new system because it only factors in reaching proficiency for the basic skill. Your kid can write the most amazing paper, do it in record time, exceed all expectations, do it five language, get it published and on the national best seller's list and its the same P as the illegible halfway completed one that the kid was able to verbalize to meet the rubric. [/quote]

OP didn't say anything about her kid having an LD.  I would agree, that is a different scenario.  But barring any LDs, I would imagine a child must show consistently that he understands the material to get a passing grade, and to do that, the child must be completing the work.

Same thing would apply to a HS kid.  If the teacher knows that a HS kid knows the math inside/out, but the kid doesn't complete the HW assignment or even the tests, then I'm pretty sure the kid would not get a passing grade. [/quote]

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