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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Second poster--I really hope you're a parent and not a teacher. A child who gets 1's is failing, not "out to lunch." [/quote]

Failing and "out to lunch" are the same.  If you are mentally not there or trying, you are going to fail.

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"Mentally not there"? What the h*ll does that mean? Children might fail a subject for any number of reasons, language issues among them. No need for the name-calling, especially when referring to kids.

(And before you insinuate...no, none of my kids has received a 1.)[/quote]

There are a lot of different things a child is rated on - organizational skills being one.  My dd got mostly 2's and 3's and one 4, but she got mostly 1's in organizational.  The comments you are making about 1's is very rude.  If my dd's class size hadn't been 29 kids with many boys with behavioral issues, perhaps her teacher could have worked with her on her organizational skills.  Anyway, first grade is finally over, and I am going to work on getting dd some extra help with the area she has 1's in.[/quote]

This is what we saw for our DC in a FCPS elementary.  During the year, DC received 95-100% on every exam except for two.  With the bonus questions, DC regularly scores greater than 100%.  On the report cards, DC only received all 4s in math.  This is a subject DC received pull-outs with the AART.  For the rest of the subjects, DC received a few 4s in some subsubject areas, but mostly 3s.  I guess DC didn't show mastery of the subject in class, only on the tests.  Therefore, DC only received 3s despite scoring 95-100% on the tests.  DC received many 2s in the behavior/organizational sections, with a few 1s.  I wouldn't say most students are earning all 4s.  DC's teacher stated at the back to school night that most students would not earn a 4 in a subject since the standard was so high.  [/quote]

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