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[quote=Anonymous][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. [b]Since you're admin[/b], tell me why this grading policy is just about making you look better. [/quote]

Since you are a fool...no.  watch the video yourself.[/quote]

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