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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]My kid got all Ps. 
They are proficient, as defined by MCPS. 
We're good to go. [/quote]

For five years my kid got all ps too.
Does this mean anything at all?  No, it was meaningless then and it is meaningless now.

What is does mean is that MCPS failed my kids. I have no idea how they were doing. They have no goals when they do their little exercises in class. Frankly the biggest carrot is to hurry through the exercises so they can double login and play in the Chromebook.[/quote]

You really have no idea how your kids are doing?  You have no way to evaluate beyond looking at the P?  Take out a paper from last year..look at the handwriting and spelling...look at the math complexity.  See what reading level they are on..[/quote]

You know there are people trained to determine the extent to which kids are adhering to educational standards, right? Without being an expert in educational attainment, you can't just take an English or math assignment out and say, "ok, yeah, Johnny's on track!" [/quote]
DP.. but a P means Johnny is on track.  If he's getting all Ps, then you know he was on track per the standards.  So now they get an A, B or C.  If your DC gets a B, what does that tell you?  That your DC is "on track".   I do like the A,B,Cs better though because it does provide a bit more details just how "on track" the student is.  Our school gave us a handout on what the new letter grades mean during open house.

But even with a P, if you review your DC's take home work,  you can kind of tell where the child is having difficulty.  [/quote]

On track means, by graduation, eligible for community college without deficiencies.  Since there are people aiming higher than that, the grading scale should at least be able to convey the next level without rigamarole.  Yes, any grading system can be mis-used but at least there's an expected meaning to A, B, C and it should be an easy discussion to find out whether you and the teacher are on the same page.  With the artificial grading system, teachers would just repeat the talking point and look uncomfortable.  Sure everyone should assess their kid's progress, too, but a report card is a reality check on whether the parent and teacher are seeing the same thing.[/quote]

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