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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote]And yet, somehow, the kids in my kids' classes seem to work, pay attention, be happy, and like to do well, just like they used to do under the previous grading system. I wonder how that can be possible.[/quote]

I doubt that you have any idea what the other kids your kids' class think or are doing. Are you the MCPS staffer who has outed yourself on other threads?

I originally thought that ES didn't matter and didn't really care. It does affect my DS. We moved here last year from private school. In his previous school DS would worked much harder. Now, its a struggle to get him to do more than the minimum because he learned last year that it didn't matter. He can get a "P" as long as he does what is in the box for a P. He tried many times to do what was in the box for an ES but never got one. He's figured out that it doesn't matter, its unobtainable so just get the work done and go do something else. His teacher didn't say to give up but she also pointed out that because ES is rare she can't give it even if the child meets the expectation in the ES box and goes beyond what was required for a P.

I honestly can't blame him because its got to be frustrating to do what was expected for something and then have it held back. What bothers me most is that there is no reward for trying to do better. I guess public education just sucks. You get what you pay for. [/quote]

No, I am not an MCPS staffer. (And I also don't consider saying "I am an MCPS staffer" as "outing".)

And you're right, I don't know how every single child in my children's classes feels, deep down. I do know, however, that as a whole, the kids appear to be doing pretty much exactly what they used to do, when they used to get O/S/I or letter grades.

Also, I disagree that there's no reward for trying to do better. Of course there's a reward: namely, doing better. Does your child need a grade to know if he did better?[/quote]

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