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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I'm looking at my child SiS for Geometry Honors.  Just in the 2nd quarter (which started mid October so the last 6-7 weeks), as of today, I see 3 tests (100 points each), 2 quizzes (50 points each), 2 "common assessments" (30 points each), one quizizz (12 points), 7 homeworks graded for completion (7x4 pts), 10 homeworks graded for correctness (10x6 pts).  There are EC opportunities when submitting test corrections (25% of points missed), and there was one extra problem (3 pts) on one of the assessments. To get an A, your overall number of points must be 90% on these graded works. You cannot not finish your test on time, you cannot skip homework, you cannot retake tests or quizzes. If you don't show your work on a homework problem that's graded for correctness, you lose a point.

My child is working hard in this class, preparing for every test and doing their homework every day except on test/quiz days (40-45minutes). Their average is 99% and they are proud of what they are accomplishing.

If this grading scheme is replaced by [i]anything that doesn't count every homework, test, quiz, or other assessment[/i], then this would teach my child a valuable lesson: [b]don't ever trust anything anybody who uses the word "equity" says.

In this sense, it would have a positive impact: for the hardworking students of today are tomorrow's voters. [/b]
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WTF? That’s so illogical.

p.s. your kid’s grade is basically only based on quizzes/tests already given the weighting.  :lol: [/quote]
Let's do the math. There are 300+100+60+12+28+60 = 560 points given. Of these, 28+60 = 88 are for homework, which is 15.7%.  On a standard scale, that's 1.5 letter grades.
For instance, a child who would blow off their homework couldn't get higher than a B (84.3%).

So children have choices: hardworking children can do their homework and they get rewarded with an A or B grade if they also do well on tests/quizzes.  Equity-focused children perhaps don't do their homework and their grade is capped at B/C. It's a just and proven system. Let's keep it.
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