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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][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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Are poor performing students doing well on grades and also doing better on SOL's and AP classes as a result of SBG? I can't see how it would help them, but if so Madison and FCPS need to show how that is being accomplished through SBG. They've had two years now. I'd like to see the data from the improvements as a result of this SBG. Not just compared to covid days but compared to pre covid years.[/quote]

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