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[quote=Anonymous]I think there is a big difference between a system where no grades (only comments/feedback) are given and a system where grades are given unfairly and inconsistently.

MCPS doesn't have a system where grades don't exist. The teachers make a big deal about grades and report cards. The kids see ES but there isn't anything they can do to obtain it. Its very bad when a child gets an ES on one thing without effort and then on another thing where the child does everything the teacher said would be needed for ES, the child doesn't get it. The kids see that they get a P if they write the bare minimum of sentences and they get a P if they spend more time doing more or drawing broader connections. There isn't a kid in my child's class that doesn't know you only have to practice 7 or 8 of the 10 spelling words.

Its a stretch to expect that children only do things for the greater good. (In fact, most adult who think they are doing something for altruistic reasons are actually driven by rewards. ) However, this isn't what you are achieving with this system. The only thing this system does is teach kids that grades are not fair and achievement is discouraged. [/quote]

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