Toggle navigation
Toggle navigation
Home
DCUM Forums
Nanny Forums
Events
About DCUM
Advertising
Search
Recent Topics
Hottest Topics
FAQs and Guidelines
Privacy Policy
Your current identity is: Anonymous
Login
Preview
Subject:
Forum Index
»
Montgomery County Public Schools (MCPS)
Reply to "“Due dates” and “deadlines”"
Subject:
Emoticons
More smilies
Text Color:
Default
Dark Red
Red
Orange
Brown
Yellow
Green
Olive
Cyan
Blue
Dark Blue
Violet
White
Black
Font:
Very Small
Small
Normal
Big
Giant
Close Marks
[quote=Anonymous]I think MCPS’s while grading system needs to be reworked. The due dates/deadlines don’t bother me as much as the 50% rule. What I think is an even bigger problem, however, is how much work isn’t graded but merely checked for completion. Similarly, the default policy of offering retests I think reduces motivation to master something the first time. This is compounded by the lack of finals, providing little incentive to study for retention versus just remembering something long enough to pass a test. The whole process seems to be focused on maximizing a student’s grade, rather than on maximizing a student’s content knowledge. I understand that kids can struggle, but if you want to give them a safety net, don’t rig the grading system. Instead, let teachers assign extra credit (currently banned) so that with extra work on the subject, a student can hopefully bring up both their grade and their level of relevant knowledge. [/quote]
Options
Disable HTML in this message
Disable BB Code in this message
Disable smilies in this message
Review message
Search
Recent Topics
Hottest Topics
