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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Parents need to realize that MAP tests are not the same as a normal test. MAP tests are multiple choice and adaptive. We were also lulled into the myth that MCPS is just fine because the kids score very, very high on MAP and get everything right on their assignments/As in MS etc.

Its a crime that kids don't receive actual tests where if you get the wrong answer you see a lower percentage grade. My kids were in shock when we moved and they went from being straight A students to getting 77% or lower on tests because they made a mistake and didn't correct it. They kept trying to argue that they understood it and it shouldn't be counted wrong if they just made a simple mistake. The entire concept of precision was lost on them as they had never once received this expectation in school. My kids would get ES grades on paper with spelling and grammar mistakes.

They eventually adjusted but it really sucked that they had to go through this after a stressful move. It wasn't their fault that MCPS sucks and as a parent I deeply not regret doing private school instead of MCPS. [/quote]
K-3 in mcps still get P, I, N, but 4th+ get letter grades.  And they do get dinged for wrong answers.  As for ESs with spelling mistakes, an ES is not about every word being spelled correctly or grammar being perfect. It's about concepts - does the child grasp concepts, put together thoughts and ideas that are beyond what was taught.  If the your child got an ES on a spelling test even though there were incorrectly spelled words, then yes, that would be BS.  But grading on critical thinking/writing is not about spelling.[/quote]

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