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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]How does it help against failures? I don't see this happening. I just saw someone post their grades in this pyramid and they are all F's with less than 20% completion rate and there is no disability. They just don't do any work and are online all day gaming and chatting.[/quote]

For the failing students, according to Feldman, the teachers would then adopt a mastery implementation plan after the end of term final. Students would be able to review and or learn areas of inadequate mastery. The teachers and those students would work together towards the goal of some level of mastery. Thus many fewer students would fail. For those students that develop some level of mastery during the end of term assessments, their final grades are baked in, and no extra credit allowed. I don’t believe those students would be allowed to retest to get a higher grade. Any initial “passing” assessment would likely be permanent.

So there’s much more work involved for teachers, hence the pushback amongst teachers. The skills based grading is also more time consuming. [/quote]

You used to be able to do retakes on some tests. How is this system better for kids that are failing?  Why wouldn't it be equal? It sounds like the same type of program.[/quote]

Because soft skills are no longer graded. Students of color according to Feldman are more likely to have imperfect attendance, don’t participate in classroom discussions, miss deadlines, are unable to complete homework, or have behavioral issues, etc. Those no longer factor into grading. The end of term assessments determine the grade in a purely objective fashion. Students who initially fail are then allowed for reassessments following an implementation plan that the teacher and students work on together. So it’s not as simple as a retest. But the main difference is the elimination of soft skills. [/quote]

Soft skills is attendance?

Kids like this don't care about their grades, they care about graduating. They have other needs. Deal with this issue differently and let the kids who care about selective jobs and college compete equally with other schools in the nation.[/quote]

And that’s where the whole equity debate comes into play for public schools that educate across the cultural and socio economic spectrum. [/quote]

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