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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote]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]

I talk to my kid and no one is doing the work anymore if it doesn't count. SBG encourages kids to slack off. I have talked to many Madison students and this is what they say. And all the kids fail the formative assessments on a regular basis. This is not fair to Madison students. We should not be using a system that is different from the rest of the county. [/quote]

If a student is passing the summative assessments,  why do you care whether they took or passed the formative work?   [/quote]

The summative assessments are the ones that get averaged and bumped up. Also, explain to me how bumping a 2nd quarter grade up based on a rise in a 3rd quarter grade demonstrates that the kid understands the content from the 2nd quarter. I have seen a 4th quarter test that was much easier than the 3rd quarter, so at this point, I am suspicious. This is not about learning at all but showing the upward trend admin wants to see. Since you're admin, tell me why this grading policy is just about making you look better. [/quote]

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