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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]So now you are calling people that don't like SBG "racists." Of course, that's one way to scare people and get them to shut up. Here is the student rep giving a speech about the impact of SBG on students earlier this fall.

https://twitter.com/FFXParentsAssoc/status/1697425072489734469[/quote]

It is the middle and lower income kids who really suffer when they are put at a disadvantage in college admissions. I’d really like to see the impact on GPAs for kids at every level (not just those who were struggling, but also kids in honors and AP classes.). If those haven’t changed, I would be more supportive. But I have yet to see those released to parents and until I do, I’m going to assume SBG is performing as intended, with lower GPAs for top students and higher GPAs for struggling students. [/quote]

Yes, FCPS needs to show the data, I would also support a model that helps struggling kids, but not if it artificially brings down grades for high performing students.  [/quote]

SBG doesn’t “artificially bring down grades for high performing kids”. ?? 
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It demotivates kids and it does bring down grades for all if you aren't good at summatives. This program is the exact opposite of what FCPS's goals are. That's what's so weird about it. They make these 21st century goals and then say their grades only count SOL and AP criteria through high stakes testing for the kids.[/quote]

That shouldn't be an issue for the high-performing kids.

It seems like it might be more of an issue for kids who [u]aren't[/u] performing well. 
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Interesting - the high performing kids are the kids it hurts the most. To be competitive globally, an education system should be about motivating these high performing kids to do their best. I encourage you to talk to some of them - I have. They said it leads kids to slack off and to calculate the bare minimum they have to do to get an A.[/quote]

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