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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote]Ummm... clearly Madison did NOT "do away with + and -" for actual grades in the class! So, you're starting off on a shaking foundation there.[/quote]

Madison did do away with + and - for assignments.  So you also have a "shaky foundation."  A B- paper is completely different from a B+ paper, but now there is no longer that distinction.  I am a student, and I find it really frustrating that inaccurate representations of my skill level are being put into the gradebook.  
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I SPECIFICALLY said that my kid has all A-minus GRADES  -- as in the grade for the class.  It was very clear that I was talking about his actual GRADE in the class, not what he was receiving on each and every assignment.  You very inaccurately responded that Madison did away with minus and plus grades.  So, yes, your argument was just plain wrong.  Madison kids still get GRADES for the course that are minus or plus.

You have your gripes.  Not sure why you are even on DCUM.  Maybe find something more age-appropriate to do?  This is DC Urban MOMs And DADs forum.[/quote]

Hilarious.  As if a student wouldn’t have a more interesting perspective than some rando mom from Vienna.  [/quote]

So my kid posted that. DC cares about standing up and speaking out when things are wrong. Wants to talk to school board member and in front of the school board. DC says the education at Madison is not what it used to be because of SBG and has gone downhill for everyone. I applaud DC, but then DC is not a kid that likes to just get by and waste time in class, cares about the quality of education received. Maybe all those soft skills that we put such an emphasis on helped DC become a person with good character traits.

[quote]Not everyone sees the sky falling. If they change it tomorrow, then my kid will adapt to that.[/quote]

Well it's good for you that you don't care. Madison has changed the grading system to some degree every year (at least for all the years we've been there) and looks like they will keep on doing it because they already know SBG doesn't work but will keep tinkering because they want to be a leader in this change.

Maybe what you are really good at is COMPLACENCY. No reason to pat yourself on the back for adapting to something that is designed to help failing kids get a D and actually learn less in the process.

Wakefield parents have my admiration for stopping SBG at their school.[/quote]

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