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[quote=Anonymous][quote]The point is even if we hadn't had the ES/P grading and instead had the A,B,C from the start, you wouldn't be able to tell whether your child met the curriculum expectation and have those foundational skills mentioned in the audit. The B in 2.0 curriculum wouldn't have given you any more or less information on where your child is at in relation to the standards.[/quote]

I'm not the PP you are responding to and I agree with you but don't you find this even more terrifying?

The audit showed that the curriculum itself was lacking in covering foundational skills, had large gaps and was riddled with errors. If 2.0 had been graded with more detail , you would have known whether your child was getting 100% of it correct versus say 70% of of it correct. However, even 100% of something that is missing something, had large errors, or is generally below standards is still a problem.

The "P" grading system compounded this though because some kids were just coasting along getting "Ps" for 70% of the spotty curriculum. These kids have even more deficiencies. Smart kids learn to game the system and get bored so I'd expect that a lot of these kids with deficiencies are the ones of the DCUM audience.[/quote]

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