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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Grade inflation has been happening for real. Recently I attended our local ES CIP meeting. I happened to learn that the passing rate on classroom/report card was 80-90% for a certain sub group of students, but only 20-30% passing in external standardized tests.

[quote=Anonymous][youtube]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wnMrAz6jQyM[/youtube]

[starts 2 hours and 20 seconds in]

During the BOE meeting on 9/26, as the board was discussing MCPS's depressing and pitiful math scores and proficiency levels, Board Member Brenda Wolff asked Jennifer Loznak, Supervisor of Secondary Mathematics, if MCPS in fact followed standards-based grading. Loznak gave a long-winded, word salad response, as is typical of MCPS staff, and that's when Brenda cut to the chase and asked, "I guess what I'm really trying to get at is do you see grade inflation in these math grades?"

There was an uncomfortable pause in the room as MCPS staff hesitated to answer. Dr. Taylor, exasperated with the avoiding stating the obvious, turned on his mic and said, "YES! Yes."

You can tell Dr. Taylor was annoyed that he had to be the one to state the obvious, and he's right. His staff should've just answered the question directly. But that's not the MCPS way. Kudos to him for stating what is plain to anyone who has been paying attention and just looks at the glaring disparities between classroom grades and standardized tests like MAP-M, MAP-R, SAT/ACT, AP and IB exams and MCAP. He needs to get the rest of his leadership in order so that questions like this are answered plainly and directly as he did. And furthermore, now that he's acknowledged, on the record, that there is grade inflation in MCPS, what does he plan to do about it?

Hopefully, now that Taylor has stated it clearly, all of the MCPS advocates who criticized those of us who said that MCPS was engaging in grade inflation were lying or falling prey to conspiracy theories can shut up and move on to their next delusional talking point.[/quote][/quote]

I don't think this really matters. It's all relative. Many classes like my son's magnet functions class engage in grade deflation. If you want more challenging classes, try signing up for them.[/quote]

Our non magnet math classes aren’t.   No retakes.   It’s hard.   Maybe Blair magnet or that class or teacher is bad.  Our ap cal is tuff but it’s also hard with no textbook and limited instruction.  [/quote]

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