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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Based on MCPS understand, Sorry, your "reading and writing assignment" is biased and probably not fulfilling the MCPS core values of "Equity"

Noted that "outcomes should not be predictable by race, ethnicity, or socioeconomic status" means your assessment is the problem, not the students who struggle.

Noted that "eliminate any institutional barriers to students’ success" means your assessment is one of the institutional barriers

[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I just don't see it. Most questions are right or wrong. It's not up for debate. 2+2 = 4 bias won't change that.[/quote]

OP said "subjects like English and History or anything else that requires writing and where the grading is highly subjective."[/quote]

I just gave a reading and writing assignment to my students yesterday.  I was very disappointed by the results.  Most of my AA students did not submit and were really struggling with the reading.   I want to become a better teacher, but the reality is that many students from low SES backgrounds have been passed ahead without gaining enough skills.  I know I can do better, but I am not even sure where to start.  It's clearly a attendance/curriculum issue.  Not just an equity issue.[/quote][/quote]

If they are behind on reading skills how is that the fault of one teacher or the assignment?   Teachers are fed up with getting blamed for things that are beyond their control.  [/quote]

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