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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][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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That teacher needs to have a discussion with admin.  FCPS policy is that homework cannot be more than 10% of the grade.  "Homework for practice or preparation for instruction may account for no more than 10 percent of a quarter grade."

https://www.fcps.edu/academics/grading-and-reporting/secondary/homework-and-makeup-work

Those kids are getting an effort boost without actually demonstrating independent knowledge.[/quote]
Thats just so far in this quarter. There is a lot of time left where this may not be an issue. [/quote]

You're right. At the end, it may be around 10%. Which is still good - it's a letter grade. Do the homework, get the 10%. Don't do it, take the hit.
It motivates students to sit down with their homework, provides I'd say just the right amount of motivation. (Also, about 2/3 of the questions have answers given in the back of the book so students can double-check, though it doesn't show the work.) You can't make up for a bad test/quiz/assessment with doing homework, and you can't earn EC on homework, either.

More important than the contribution of homework is that no tests are omitted, or replaced with later ones, etc. All tests/assessments/quizzes counts (a quiz, from what I understand, is just a small test.)

It's a good system, actually. (Admittedly tougher than what I grew up with, so you bet I'll fight anyone who wants to degrade this system my child works in so hard.)[/quote]

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