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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]This has been going on for years in MCPS. The Board of Education has been complacent with MCPS trying to cover up problems instead of raising the bar of education.

MCPS used to have semester exams that were a large chunk of final grades. For high school courses, [b]the exams prepared students to learn study skills for long cumulative tests. [/b]These tests also made students earn a semester grade vs. just be given the higher grade. For example, if you receive marking period grades of A and B, you needed an A for a semester grade of an A.  Without an exam, if a student gets an A, the semester grade will be an A as long as a student earns a B.

Also, currently-

89.5 = A
   79.5 = B
   69.5 = C
   59.5 = D

[b]If MCPS students are struggling with digital learning, perhaps teach MORE.[/b] Students have a fraction of the instructional time that they had before COVID.  Perhaps have a more normal schedule with an 8am start time, 3pm end time, and all class periods with normal lunch time 5 DAYS A WEEK.  Wednesdays are waisted time. 15 minutes of “optional” office hours is not enough time to help a struggling student.

All students are falling behind in learning because MCPS has slowed down teaching. [/quote]

And this is worthwhile because why?

Also, I'm not quite understanding the point of more on-line classes for non-attending students to not attend.[/quote]

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