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Reply to "HS Teachers, I'm curious-- do this semester's grade distributions look different from prior years?"
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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]From what I’ve heard, UMD and the state had to pressure MCPS to do something about their ridiculous grade inflation because UMD was admitting MCPS students with high GPAs who can barely write a paragraph and need remediation in middle school math [/quote] IMHO the problem wasn’t the semester grading it was not allowing or requiring high expectations and providing the necessary supports of teachers/students just. Due dates should be enforced, late work should be penalized if not excused and have a timeline for completion of excused, 1 quiz retake a quarter, papers require a rough draft be submitted and a final draft until upper high school, etc. etc. Sure there might be some grade inflation but it would not be overtaking the main point of kids getting a quality education. Explicitly Teach kids study skills and note taking skills in 6th grade and use during MS.[/quote]
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