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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]They didn’t get rid of exams because they were too hard to grade. They got rid of them because too many kids failed them. [/quote]

Exactly. 60-70% were bombing it. [/quote]

Parents: Why is everyone failing?  Is it the curriculum, is it our teachers, are the kids overworked, do they just not try, and/or we pushing these kids into math classes too fast?

MCPS Board:  Let's not figure this out.  No finals or midterms for anyone.  Let's make our already inflated grading scale even easier

Parents:  Sounds good to us!

Parents do NOT care what their kids learn.  They are just like the county.  Test scores and grades for college is the only thing that matters

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Kids are failing because many of them have no clue how to study. You’d think every student would be required to take a study skills class before 9th grade. I’m a teacher and I can prepare my students for our exams by going through a study guide prior to the exam and holding extra after school sessions but at the end of the day, I can’t make the students do the work. On my classroom door is a poster that reads “Teachers can open the door but you must walk through it yourself.” Times have changed and when students don’t do well on tests, teachers are the ones who are questioned. This is backwards. [/quote]

I'm assuming you are a middle school or high school teacher.  Our elementary school teachers don't even use notebooks or have regular tests. My 5th grader has never taken a test in school, never taken notes or been taught study skills except at home.   It is not backward when they are supposed to learn these skills and aren't being taught.[/quote]

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