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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Any other teachers realizing how hard it is going to be to keep students on task for an entire 2nd quarter when they are essentially mathematically eliminated from passing the course after Q1?  I have students with single digit grades through 5 weeks that will need to somehow become better than perfect from here on out just to pass the course.[/quote]

I am so sorry you all are in this mess (students included).  MCPS should have really addressed this years ago by slowly ramping up grading expectations.  Now students are going to lose hope and teachers do not have the time nor the ability to effectively address this.   This is really a horribly run organization.  [/quote]

DP. That's ridiculous. If students aren't putting in the effort and can't pass the course then that's on them. They will need to head to summer school. [/quote]

Maybe they would if they knew how.  For many of these kids, the old grading policy is all they know.  The 6th grade  kids coming in will be alright.  A little empathy goes a long way if you want long-term success. [/quote]

My kid's school seemed to require every teacher to drill into the kids every day for the first month of school that the grading policy has changed. It seems to me like it will come more into play in second semester. Kids who were used to pulling an A in the first semester and then thinking they could get a B in the second semester will need to remember that won't work -- or at least a low A and a low B will result in a B. Same on down -- for example, those who got a C in the first semester thinking they could get a low D and be fine will need to be reminded that that won't work.[/quote]

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