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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I will say that I’ve seen this action for my Oakton kid. He’s in Honors Biology and had some incredibly difficult tests in cellular respiration, DNA sequencing etc. all 3 quarters he has been middle of the road. Solid b minus. His last two tests have been on such easy subject matters this quarter that his most recently tested “skills”  have wiped out, basically, the last 3 quarters. That’s because he gets the highest grade of EITHER  his last tested skill grade, or an average throughout the year. So, my B- biology kid now has an A minus. And as much as I love him, he does not deserve that A minus[/quote]

My kid in Honors Bio at Oakton told me that just yesterday, the teacher said, "watch your grade when I hit the magic button!" and her grade went up 7 points, from a 79 to a solid B, almost a B+. Apparently no one's grades went down, but it could have gone up any number of points based on your "trends". whatever....[/quote]

That's what the administration calls growth.[/quote]

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