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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Artificially raising grades is CHEATING, period. [/quote]
So every teacher who grades on a curve is cheating?  :roll: [/quote]
Grading on a curve is prohibited in Montgomery County. [/quote]
Except when it's MCPS policy to curve everyone!

And while it may be prohibited in MCPS, it's standard practice in many jurisdictions and colleges. Does that make it "cheating"?[/quote]
You are right that if enough students are failing, the whole class is sometimes given higher grades. “A rising tide lifts all boats.” The curve prohibition applies to grading students in relation to other students in the class. But if the tide rises so high that all students get A’s that would devalue the grades for students who have worked very hard this semester. For HS students, the grades may be considered COVID grades and not receive much weight from colleges, as happened in the spring semester. It seems you would want the tide to lift the failing students up to passing, while reserving the A’s for the hardworking students, but then the calculations may involve comparisons between students, resulting in the prohibited curve. [/quote]

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