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[quote=Anonymous]I do blame the system. Look, I have a perfect perspective of it.  My DD went through the old system, with great teachers and the grades were meaningful, enabled both her and me to see where she was very clearly.  The system enabled her to set goals and understand the reward.  It wasn't the only reason for learning, there is still the personal motivation but it was maturing process and one tool in this process.  My DS is two years younger under 2.0.  Same excellent teachers but the grading system is uncomprehensible.  Sometimes a perfect paper is an ES, sometime it is a P.  Sometimes there are critical comments on the paper and it is a P and sometimes it is an I but inevitably the report card comes in with all P's.  Of course grades are not the only factor in learning BUT the tool of setting goals and understanding the relationship between effort and reward is completely missing.  I do not hate 2.0, I like much of it.  But come on, the grading system is so stupid and needs to be revamped or just get rid of grades entirely.  That would be much less confusing. The grading system is a demotivator and parents have to now overcome that with their kids unnecessarily.  My DS knows no matter what he does he will get a P on his report card.  [/quote]

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