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[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 think with the broad rubrics, it’s more subjective than ever before. I wouldn’t call it raising the bar. If anything, expectations are lower. [/quote]

So it's both harder and easier.   Makes sense.[/quote]

Stfu. Clearly you don’t have high achieving kids that go there. If you don’t have kids there, skip the snark and listen. Maybe you’ll learn something. [/quote]

Seems a little disrespectful/hysterical... 
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A little. I think you are overreaching. I don't see this post making headline news. 352 posts and this is all you can say is hysterical and disrespectful on an anonymous page that just involves writing? It also seems like both of these posters are against SBG. They aren't giving it any positives. I think you are the one overdramatizing. It's been respectful for the most part and it was implemented in a very disrespectful way just completely changing the grading with no notification from the year prior why or any reason why this was needed. My kid was at the school the year before this was implemented and nothing was said about a need to revamp grading and little was taught to parents or kids till people raised a fuss about it. The school just thought they could make this change without any input from parents and students whatsoever and they still haven't given a reason for the implementation. I call that disrespectful and a bit hysterical over a problem that didn't exist.[/quote]
FCPS did the same thing with E3 Math. They understand that these efforts that further equity don't pass the smell test with people paying attention, so it's just best to move forward than ask for approval. [/quote]

Exactly. Wouldn't you have thought at least there would be talk about problems with math before the implementation? Something like "FCPS is looking at new ways to help improve math scores that have been dropping at our school. Look for a new math initiative next year." or "This year we are implementing a new math initiative after seeing that math scores have dropped over the past two years. We will be soliciting feedback in February on how the new initiative is benefitting or not benefitting your child." Instead, these changes just come out of nowhere with no reason for implementation, no evidence to back up a need for it, confusing objectives and details on the initiative, and no concrete way of giving feedback and being taken seriously on how the new initiative is fairing.[/quote]

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