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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]The work habits were only 10 percent of the grade before if that. I don’t know what class people were getting great grades for work habits beyond just learning material through practice but actually work habits are very important in most jobs anyway. What age child do you have? The units aren’t set up for skills. They are set up for subject material. Did you have a child before this change in the high school program? Was there a problem before that this skills based testing solves? You make assumptions that I didn’t seeing before with the old program. The new grading creates more work for the teacher and less incentive and less organization for the student. I don’t see a benefit to it and am concerned by the extra work to implement and follow. [/quote]

You can watch the video.  They explain what it is based on and there are QR codes for those who want more background information and the latest understandings of educational policy/research.

I don't really care if they stayed with the old, or move to the new policy.  My kid is fine either way.  And as a parent, I'm fine either way.  I just think this whole thread is D.R.A.M.A --- but that's what you should expect in a school that has a whole lot of smart parents who are generally attached to tradition, and have opinions about everything that they are bold enough to share.  Different parts of the county have different levels of this.  Vienna does not have shrinking violets, that's for sure.

It's just grading policy.  It's NOT life or death.  And colleges will still take Madison graduates! :lol: [/quote]

Yes, colleges will still take Madison kids but they will be at a disadvantage coming from a school where grades are being [b]normalized downward [/b]vs the grade inflation elsewhere in FCPS.

Competition for college spots is tougher every year. So no not life or death but it may impact the future of some kids.  [/quote]

Seems that you didn't watch the video.  They aren't being "normalized downward!"  They are being UP-graded.  They are being "normalized UPWARD."  If your most recent grade is higher than the one just prior, they will bump UP the prior grade to match your most recent test grade!  That's to keep kids focused on looking forward rather than backward (at retakes) and making improvement -- and having that improvement paying off.  That's a good incentive to keep working.  [/quote]

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