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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]You have to drop the idea that ES is a goal. P is the goal. [/quote]

I'm new to this school system, and that concept makes little sense to me. My goal for my kids is usually the highest grade possible, because to me that shows that they are understanding as much of the concept as possible, have learned as much as they can, and are performing at the highest level. That seems like a good goal to work towards.

At their old school, if they weren't getting the highest score that meant there were skills missing, or something they were consistently doing wrong/not understanding. I could work with them to get them to learn the concept, and then they would start earning the highest score. In other words, in K and 1 we had a numerical system with 1-4 where 4 was the best; if the kids were earning a 2 or 3 that meant something was wrong and they could be doing better so I helped them learn whatever was missing until they got a 4.

Are you saying it isn't possible to do that in MCPS? Even if my kids are getting all of the problems correct and mastering all the skills with few mistakes they will still get P and not ES? Why would they have a grade that is unattainable when usually the presence of a grade higher on the scale means that there is a better level the student could be performing at? I don't want my kid to "only" be doing P level work if they "could" be doing ES level work, but if ES isn't really something that is given out even for the highest quality of work and a complete understanding of the material, then that changes how I will look at their grades.

I'm not sure I like the standards based grading system very much. It doesn't seem nearly as clear and useful as numerical or letter grade systems. Maybe I just need to find some resources so I understand it better, as I'm sure there was a reason it was adopted and it must be in line with new educational best practices for elementary.[/quote]

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