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[quote=Anonymous]Grade inflation during and after COVID was out of control. Kids were getting credit for the bare minimum and were given so much latitude it was crazy. Grades needed to go down to reflect what kids are actually learning and how they are performing. That means that kids who were A students might actually be revealed to be B students, even with support and effort. And that is fine. I would rather grades reflect what kids are learning and mastering then inflated to give everyone extra chances to feel good about themselves. It is OK to not earn an A in a class. You will still go to college and you will still get a good job after college.

My kids Teachers are teaching. He doesn't need a tutor in MS. He sure seems to be learning. His test scores, iREady, MAP, SOL scores are all high, not that I think those are the best indicators of learning anything but they are what we have to compare with others. Is it because he is really smart and can learn the material however the teachers are presenting it? Maybe. Is it because his teachers are doing a good job of teaching? Probably. His friends seem to be learning. I have not heard complaints about the teachers in our friend group or around our neighborhood. A good number of the kids have B's and I don't hear anyone complaining about those Bs.

Maybe some kids have tutors because they struggle with the material, that is not unheard of. Some kids are going to need to work harder and need support to get Bs and As, that is the nature of intelligence and learning.

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