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[b]On track means, by graduation, eligible for community college without deficiencies.[/b]  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]

This is (or at least was) a common assertion on this forum. I still don't know where people got this idea from.

Also, I'm tickled by the idea that the ES/P etc. system was "artificial" -- does that mean that A/B/C is a natural grading system? Any grading system is artificial, it seems to me.[/quote]

Not a DCUM notion, the CCSS were in part designed to eliminate the HS diploma holders who need remediation in college.  "Career and College Ready" means being prepared for some college (some careers), certainly not any college.

And, yes, all grades are artificial, but changing the terminology is an extra layer of artifice which lead to things like back-to-school night where all the parents got was a wave and a video on the new grading system.  [/quote]

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