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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]How does this lower grades? Only being assessed on major assignments is college-like. Someone said one mistake gives you a B on a test. That’s the part that’s confusing. And won’t colleges be comparing kids within the same school? [/quote]

In my kid’s class 1 wrong is a B. 2 wrong is a C. Wrong in can be a paper where something underlined should have been italicized. Done once is a B. It goes down from there. [/quote]

So they’ve raised the bar to get an A? [/quote]

I have several kids at madison. Yes, in my experience, much harder now. [b]There is no reason a small, technical issue done once should result in a B.[/b] [/quote]

There is only one reason, equitable grading and closing the gap.[/quote]

How is raising the bar “closing the gap” or eQuItAbLe grading? 
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Because [b]when the poor performing students do well, say a C or B [/b]on a single assignment it sticks as their final grade.   System intentionally confusing and convoluted to allow desired results.  [/quote]

If a student does well then what’s the issue with them getting a B or C? 
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Still waiting to hear from PP: if a student does well (AKA knows the content) why it’s an issue for them to get a B or C? [/quote]

Because no one understands your question. Are you asking what’s wrong with getting a 2.0 or 3.0? Having a kid who recently applied to college, I can tell you that you’re not getting into VT or any similar school with that type of gpa [/quote]

Recap of convo:
Q: How is this “closing the gap”?
A: Poor performing students might do well and get a B or C 
Q: why is this an issue?

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