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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]It's truly amazing - DCUM constantly complains about grade inflation and how no one can stand out because everyone gets an A. DCUM constantly reminds us that "Cs get degrees" is a saying because people used to actually get Cs.

But the minute a teacher actually hands out Cs, DCUM complains that the teacher is grading students on their actual performance and has high standards.[/quote]

For the millionth time -- ITS ABOUT CONSISTENCY!!!

No one is saying that some kids don't deserver a C or worse. We are saying have it consistent across classes that teach the same material. Why is that hard for you to understand? You resort to the "DCUM parents are so vile" and can not actually debate the merits of having common consistency from one teacher to the next.[/quote]

What I can’t figure out is why when the FCPS grading website says consistency is  so important and the School Board says it is too, why is it so hard to implement same grading in same departments? It’s not even asking same grading across all departments in a school, just if 2 teachers in same school teaching English 11-can have different styles, personalities, etc, but don’t have 1 teacher gives 3 question quizzes after reading a book that can attempt multiple times and the other teacher has mandatory essays that grade on 8 point scale so unless perfect don’t get 8/8 and students told 7/8 is great but in gradebook is 87.5%.[/quote]

We are required to give the same summative assessments in our classes. My team chooses to give the same formative assessments as well, but that has not been mandated.[/quote]

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