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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Maybe there will be more support when this is rolled out across FCPS.[/quote]

More objections is also a possibility. [/quote]

I meant more support for the people frustrated by SBG.[/quote]

I agree, it is just so confusing. But one of my main frustrations with SBG is that it is only at a few schools. If it was implemented county-wide, I’d be less concerned at least about the impact to college admissions.[/quote]

Seeing teachers doing SBG, when based on 4 point scale, giving 4 only if 100% and drop to 3 if not 100%.  Not hearing teachers giving in-between scores, but even if do, isn’t it disheartening for kids that unless do 100% on an assignment, can’t get an “A”?  Or is that not how working for other teachers/classes?

https://madisonhs.fcps.edu/academics/grading-and-reporting[/quote]

This has been DCs experience.  If it’s not 100%, you can’t get an A/4.  And many teachers do not use + and - grades, so if your average on a skill is a 3.7, which is an A-, you will receive a grade of B/3 on the skill because you didn’t “master” it.  It’s incredibly frustrating. [/quote]
Ok, but how many chances do they have to take/attain a particular skill? I assume multiple extra chances. I'm also assuming the skills are not difficult, i.e they cover the fundamentals. If so, it shouldn't be too hard to get 100% with multiple tries.[/quote]

It is very difficult to get a 100% on every test actually, at least in our experience at Madison in the hardest classes. You do get multiple chances, but not for every exam. In math, there is no retake for the cumulative tests and history doesn’t seem to have any retakes. And just one B will lower your grade to an A- even if you have four As before. That is the stressful part. When you only get three or four grades per quarter, it makes it hard.  The kids are not going from A to C GPAs, but when getting into some Virginia tech programs requires almost all As and that is now harder only at SBG schools, it feels inequitable.  If it is good enough for some schools, let’s make it county-wide. 
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