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Reply to "50% rule question - do different schools interpret it different?"
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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I had a MS kid who was absent 65 times last year. Thanks to the 50% rule he got D’s and C’s in every class because he wrote his name in make up work the last week of the quarter. I guess it’s good he hasn’t dropped out yet, but he doesn’t pass standardized tests and doesn’t come to school more often than before. So what is the point again? [b]Why even have grades? Why not have a checklist of which benchmark skills the kid has achieved or work habits?[/b][/quote] I would support this 100%. We’re passing out report cards today. Two students completed less than 15% of the coursework but have a passing grade. Both non-SPED middle class non-Hispanic White boys if that matters. I tried really hard to push back, but was forced by admin to exempt them from more than 85% of assignments. Admin is terrified of parents. [/quote]
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