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Anonymous wrote:OMG this woman is such a troll. Ok yeah give my kid Bs and Cs for A work for 1-2 graded in class assignments. Go ahead. I’m keeping every graded assignment and every rubric and will challenge it all in the end if I have to and I encourage every other parent to do the same. This is ridiculous.

This is what every parent in a school with SBG must do. Only way to stop the madness to come.

Definitely not c.r.a.z.y.

If you saw the grade and the rubric and the work you would say this is crazy. So crazy that I think teachers from a non-SBG school would agree this is a problem.

Here is a teacher discussing SBG - she says it’s called equity grading in urban areas and SBG in the suburbs.

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=EllKCP2aO-k

She talks about the why. She says it’s being implemented because people think the traditional grading system hurts kids self-esteem, they get in a hole and can’t dig themselves out.

This x1000. The principal has said numerous times that taking quizzes stresses kids out so this happily removes that stress because they aren’t graded. So for those that claim this is like college - no, eliminating stress is not like college AND besides, the actual tests are stressful because of how the grading is.

At the end of the video she says that SGB/equity grading "doesn't prepare students for life, for college, not even a job at a fast food establishment. Everywhere we go, we have rules, procedures, standards, expectations and time limits on things and students from ALL backgrounds are being taught that it does not matter." It's a bandaid so that these districts can the brag, "we have a 98% graduation rate." She says that as a teacher under this system what she saw was "NOT GOOD."

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Anonymous wrote:OMG this woman is such a troll. Ok yeah give my kid Bs and Cs for A work for 1-2 graded in class assignments. Go ahead. I’m keeping every graded assignment and every rubric and will challenge it all in the end if I have to and I encourage every other parent to do the same. This is ridiculous.

This is what every parent in a school with SBG must do. Only way to stop the madness to come.

Definitely not c.r.a.z.y.

If you saw the grade and the rubric and the work you would say this is crazy. So crazy that I think teachers from a non-SBG school would agree this is a problem.

Here is a teacher discussing SBG - she says it’s called equity grading in urban areas and SBG in the suburbs.

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=EllKCP2aO-k

She talks about the why. She says it’s being implemented because people think the traditional grading system hurts kids self-esteem, they get in a hole and can’t dig themselves out.

This x1000. The principal has said numerous times that taking quizzes stresses kids out so this happily removes that stress because they aren’t graded. So for those that claim this is like college - no, eliminating stress is not like college AND besides, the actual tests are stressful because of how the grading is.

Sorry typing on a phone. She said “then to me that’s worse then never having it to begin with.” The person doesn’t develop the habits that would enable them to maintain success.

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=EllKCP2aO-k

“If you lower the standards you can open the door for more people to have opportunities but the problem is if you lower the standards, you open up a door but if that person was never given the skills, the character, the attitude and the habits to maintain what they are given the to me that’s almost worse than never having to begin with.”

Instead of lowering standards, she thinks we need a movement of volunteers to show up and teach kids. It can’t be all on teachers to fill in the gaps that kids show up to school with.

This is the approach I thought Calvert should have taken all along. There are tons of parents who are former teachers or tutors, who would be happy to show up to mentor and teach the students that need it. I am a former teacher myself with plenty of time to do something like this either during or after school.

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Anonymous wrote:OMG this woman is such a troll. Ok yeah give my kid Bs and Cs for A work for 1-2 graded in class assignments. Go ahead. I’m keeping every graded assignment and every rubric and will challenge it all in the end if I have to and I encourage every other parent to do the same. This is ridiculous.

This is what every parent in a school with SBG must do. Only way to stop the madness to come.

Definitely not c.r.a.z.y.

If you saw the grade and the rubric and the work you would say this is crazy. So crazy that I think teachers from a non-SBG school would agree this is a problem.

Here is a teacher discussing SBG - she says it’s called equity grading in urban areas and SBG in the suburbs.

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=EllKCP2aO-k

She talks about the why. She says it’s being implemented because people think the traditional grading system hurts kids self-esteem, they get in a hole and can’t dig themselves out.

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Anonymous wrote:ehh... my kid doesn't care THAT much about grades. Of course we want him to do his best, but we aren't getting our panties in a bunch just because they tweak the grading system a little one way or the other.

Apparently the grading system isn't "demotivating" him or others too much. My kid scored a perfect score on the PSAT math and did pretty well on the Reading/Writing section. And if you saw the other thread, apparently, 40% of kids have a 4.0! I doubt that the grading policy is demotivating kids so much that they aren't learning what they need to learn. AP exams and SAT scores are objective measures of kids learning material or not.

Just learn. Do your best. Live life and carry on.

That's wonderful we don't have to worry about your child with a perfect psat score for whatever grading is decided going forward. A huge relief.

Kids CAN learn with whatever grading policy is used. I know some of you like to think the grading policy is THE most important piece of educating kids. I just don't think it is. And apparently a lot of kids are doing quite well by objective measures (even if a few kids/parents don't think the quality of classroom discussion is up to par or that their kids feel "demotivated" by the system). Adapt, people.

Or not. Don't fix something if it aint broke. I don't like the new grading system. Very little if anything of benefit and a lot wrong with it. You've said nothing beneficial other than come on guys, why are you making my new proposal so tough to implement? There are no benefits and you admit your straight A kid isn't affected so why even post if you have no agenda? You have some agenda beyond your kid. That's certain. People care about other stuff. It's just that this is the change that is going on so we're having a discussion on it. That's the topic here.

My "agenda" is observing overly dramatic parents making mountains out of molehills, and encouraging parents to step back and get some perspective. Grading policy tweaks are not the be-all-and-end-all of education. Kids ARE learning. Somehow! Take a breather and let it go. Your kid will be alright even if they don't get a special award for doing it faster than someone else. Namasté!

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Having homework not count towards a final grade isn’t going to make all of the top-performing kids suddenly start to fail. So ridiculous.

Some people just like to complain. They get off on it.

Like you? You sat this doesn't affect you but then are on here day after day? Why? Do you get off on it? Project much? People just want the old grading system. That's actually the opposite of complaining. You could say this change is a complaint. At any rate you have no business being in this discussion because you have no pros or cons for the old or the new system. Your posts contribute nothing.

I never said it doesn’t affect me. You are confusing posters.

My point was that having homework not count towards a final grade isn’t going to make all of the top-performing kids suddenly start to fail. It’s a ridiculous argument.

Not PP your responding to. You keep ignoring that most classwork doesn’t count and that hardly anything is graded at all. I don’t even care about homework anymore - it’s not even assigned except for I’m math where it’s optional. Why do you keep going on about homework?

Point still stands. Having homework/classwork not count doesn’t make the top students suddenly stop working. If it did then they weren’t really top students. If it hurts anyone it will be the kids who aren’t performing as well.

So what’s the point of it?

In theory, it’s supposed to provide more detailed info about learning. They are maybe trying to take the focus off of grades?

Maybe for kids but it really just gives the administration more information on when each standard is assessed. Since the kids can't follow it, it's more for the administration to make sure the teacher has a document in only one area that shows each standard was assessed. It doesn't even really do that because the skill names are so vague but that was its original intent. To make sure teachers weren't giving points on grading for bringing in tissues because of some fake problem that kids were passing classes without learning the standards.

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Anonymous wrote:ehh... my kid doesn't care THAT much about grades. Of course we want him to do his best, but we aren't getting our panties in a bunch just because they tweak the grading system a little one way or the other.

Apparently the grading system isn't "demotivating" him or others too much. My kid scored a perfect score on the PSAT math and did pretty well on the Reading/Writing section. And if you saw the other thread, apparently, 40% of kids have a 4.0! I doubt that the grading policy is demotivating kids so much that they aren't learning what they need to learn. AP exams and SAT scores are objective measures of kids learning material or not.

Just learn. Do your best. Live life and carry on.

That's wonderful we don't have to worry about your child with a perfect psat score for whatever grading is decided going forward. A huge relief.

Kids CAN learn with whatever grading policy is used. I know some of you like to think the grading policy is THE most important piece of educating kids. I just don't think it is. And apparently a lot of kids are doing quite well by objective measures (even if a few kids/parents don't think the quality of classroom discussion is up to par or that their kids feel "demotivated" by the system). Adapt, people.

Or not. Don't fix something if it aint broke. I don't like the new grading system. Very little if anything of benefit and a lot wrong with it. You've said nothing beneficial other than come on guys, why are you making my new proposal so tough to implement? There are no benefits and you admit your straight A kid isn't affected so why even post if you have no agenda? You have some agenda beyond your kid. That's certain. People care about other stuff. It's just that this is the change that is going on so we're having a discussion on it. That's the topic here.

My "agenda" is observing overly dramatic parents making mountains out of molehills, and encouraging parents to step back and get some perspective. Grading policy tweaks are not the be-all-and-end-all of education. Kids ARE learning. Somehow! Take a breather and let it go. Your kid will be alright even if they don't get a special award for doing it faster than someone else. Namasté!

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Having homework not count towards a final grade isn’t going to make all of the top-performing kids suddenly start to fail. So ridiculous.

Some people just like to complain. They get off on it.

Like you? You sat this doesn't affect you but then are on here day after day? Why? Do you get off on it? Project much? People just want the old grading system. That's actually the opposite of complaining. You could say this change is a complaint. At any rate you have no business being in this discussion because you have no pros or cons for the old or the new system. Your posts contribute nothing.

I never said it doesn’t affect me. You are confusing posters.

My point was that having homework not count towards a final grade isn’t going to make all of the top-performing kids suddenly start to fail. It’s a ridiculous argument.

I’m not worried about my kids failing. What I am worried about is a lot more Bs and Cs that make them less competitive for selective schools (not Ivys) just because the admin has decided to mess around with a new system explicitly intended to lower GPAs of top students. I am under no delusions that this is catastrophic, it’s not. My kids and most kids at Madison will still go to college. But it is unfair and I see no reason for this to continue because it seems like an initiative done not for the students but to give the principal something for their resume.

How do you think this would happen? If kids are doing the work and learning they will continue to do well.

In order to get an A now, there generally can be zero mistakes on a test. One mistake gets you a B. There are no more A- or B+ grades.

There are still A- and B+ grades.
https://madisonhs.fcps.edu/academics/grading-and-reporting

You obviously don't attend or have involvement in this school. As mentioned many times before only the end grade for the year has pluses and minuses. Not each individual grade.

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Anonymous wrote:OMG this woman is such a troll. Ok yeah give my kid Bs and Cs for A work for 1-2 graded in class assignments. Go ahead. I’m keeping every graded assignment and every rubric and will challenge it all in the end if I have to and I encourage every other parent to do the same. This is ridiculous.

This is what every parent in a school with SBG must do. Only way to stop the madness to come.

Definitely not c.r.a.z.y.

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Anonymous wrote:ehh... my kid doesn't care THAT much about grades. Of course we want him to do his best, but we aren't getting our panties in a bunch just because they tweak the grading system a little one way or the other.

Apparently the grading system isn't "demotivating" him or others too much. My kid scored a perfect score on the PSAT math and did pretty well on the Reading/Writing section. And if you saw the other thread, apparently, 40% of kids have a 4.0! I doubt that the grading policy is demotivating kids so much that they aren't learning what they need to learn. AP exams and SAT scores are objective measures of kids learning material or not.

Just learn. Do your best. Live life and carry on.

That's wonderful we don't have to worry about your child with a perfect psat score for whatever grading is decided going forward. A huge relief.

Kids CAN learn with whatever grading policy is used. I know some of you like to think the grading policy is THE most important piece of educating kids. I just don't think it is. And apparently a lot of kids are doing quite well by objective measures (even if a few kids/parents don't think the quality of classroom discussion is up to par or that their kids feel "demotivated" by the system). Adapt, people.

Or not. Don't fix something if it aint broke. I don't like the new grading system. Very little if anything of benefit and a lot wrong with it. You've said nothing beneficial other than come on guys, why are you making my new proposal so tough to implement? There are no benefits and you admit your straight A kid isn't affected so why even post if you have no agenda? You have some agenda beyond your kid. That's certain. People care about other stuff. It's just that this is the change that is going on so we're having a discussion on it. That's the topic here.

My "agenda" is observing overly dramatic parents making mountains out of molehills, and encouraging parents to step back and get some perspective. Grading policy tweaks are not the be-all-and-end-all of education. Kids ARE learning. Somehow! Take a breather and let it go. Your kid will be alright even if they don't get a special award for doing it faster than someone else. Namasté!

+1

Having homework not count towards a final grade isn’t going to make all of the top-performing kids suddenly start to fail. So ridiculous.

Some people just like to complain. They get off on it.

Like you? You sat this doesn't affect you but then are on here day after day? Why? Do you get off on it? Project much? People just want the old grading system. That's actually the opposite of complaining. You could say this change is a complaint. At any rate you have no business being in this discussion because you have no pros or cons for the old or the new system. Your posts contribute nothing.

I never said it doesn’t affect me. You are confusing posters.

My point was that having homework not count towards a final grade isn’t going to make all of the top-performing kids suddenly start to fail. It’s a ridiculous argument.

I’m not worried about my kids failing. What I am worried about is a lot more Bs and Cs that make them less competitive for selective schools (not Ivys) just because the admin has decided to mess around with a new system explicitly intended to lower GPAs of top students. I am under no delusions that this is catastrophic, it’s not. My kids and most kids at Madison will still go to college. But it is unfair and I see no reason for this to continue because it seems like an initiative done not for the students but to give the principal something for their resume.

How do you think this would happen? If kids are doing the work and learning they will continue to do well.

In order to get an A now, there generally can be zero mistakes on a test. One mistake gets you a B. There are no more A- or B+ grades.

There are still A- and B+ grades.
https://madisonhs.fcps.edu/academics/grading-and-reporting

Anonymous wrote:OMG this woman is such a troll. Ok yeah give my kid Bs and Cs for A work for 1-2 graded in class assignments. Go ahead. I’m keeping every graded assignment and every rubric and will challenge it all in the end if I have to and I encourage every other parent to do the same. This is ridiculous.

This is what every parent in a school with SBG must do. Only way to stop the madness to come.

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Anonymous wrote:ehh... my kid doesn't care THAT much about grades. Of course we want him to do his best, but we aren't getting our panties in a bunch just because they tweak the grading system a little one way or the other.

Apparently the grading system isn't "demotivating" him or others too much. My kid scored a perfect score on the PSAT math and did pretty well on the Reading/Writing section. And if you saw the other thread, apparently, 40% of kids have a 4.0! I doubt that the grading policy is demotivating kids so much that they aren't learning what they need to learn. AP exams and SAT scores are objective measures of kids learning material or not.

Just learn. Do your best. Live life and carry on.

That's wonderful we don't have to worry about your child with a perfect psat score for whatever grading is decided going forward. A huge relief.

Kids CAN learn with whatever grading policy is used. I know some of you like to think the grading policy is THE most important piece of educating kids. I just don't think it is. And apparently a lot of kids are doing quite well by objective measures (even if a few kids/parents don't think the quality of classroom discussion is up to par or that their kids feel "demotivated" by the system). Adapt, people.

Or not. Don't fix something if it aint broke. I don't like the new grading system. Very little if anything of benefit and a lot wrong with it. You've said nothing beneficial other than come on guys, why are you making my new proposal so tough to implement? There are no benefits and you admit your straight A kid isn't affected so why even post if you have no agenda? You have some agenda beyond your kid. That's certain. People care about other stuff. It's just that this is the change that is going on so we're having a discussion on it. That's the topic here.

My "agenda" is observing overly dramatic parents making mountains out of molehills, and encouraging parents to step back and get some perspective. Grading policy tweaks are not the be-all-and-end-all of education. Kids ARE learning. Somehow! Take a breather and let it go. Your kid will be alright even if they don't get a special award for doing it faster than someone else. Namasté!

+1

Having homework not count towards a final grade isn’t going to make all of the top-performing kids suddenly start to fail. So ridiculous.

Some people just like to complain. They get off on it.

Like you? You sat this doesn't affect you but then are on here day after day? Why? Do you get off on it? Project much? People just want the old grading system. That's actually the opposite of complaining. You could say this change is a complaint. At any rate you have no business being in this discussion because you have no pros or cons for the old or the new system. Your posts contribute nothing.

I never said it doesn’t affect me. You are confusing posters.

My point was that having homework not count towards a final grade isn’t going to make all of the top-performing kids suddenly start to fail. It’s a ridiculous argument.

I’m not worried about my kids failing. What I am worried about is a lot more Bs and Cs that make them less competitive for selective schools (not Ivys) just because the admin has decided to mess around with a new system explicitly intended to lower GPAs of top students. I am under no delusions that this is catastrophic, it’s not. My kids and most kids at Madison will still go to college. But it is unfair and I see no reason for this to continue because it seems like an initiative done not for the students but to give the principal something for their resume.

Who is more stressed out about grades and getting ahead of the Jones'? Kids or parents?

Might be the parents.

A lot of kids want to go to VT or even UVA. It’s not fair that Madison kids are at a disadvantage. It is incredibly stressful for hardworking Madison students. Ask any junior or senior other than your own kid.

Most of us don’t want to pay OOS tuition because our kids couldn’t get into VA state schools, and we want them to have an equal shot at the most competitive VA schools they can get into.

Getting ahead of the Joneses? What? High school is supposed to be where things matter. Why do you think it’s ok to harm someone’s future or change the outcome all to make administrators look better? It’s sick. These kids are really excited about their future and full of dreams. This SBG process makes them cynical.

OMG this woman is such a troll. Ok yeah give my kid Bs and Cs for A work for 1-2 graded in class assignments. Go ahead. I’m keeping every graded assignment and every rubric and will challenge it all in the end if I have to and I encourage every other parent to do the same. This is ridiculous.

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Anonymous wrote:ehh... my kid doesn't care THAT much about grades. Of course we want him to do his best, but we aren't getting our panties in a bunch just because they tweak the grading system a little one way or the other.

Apparently the grading system isn't "demotivating" him or others too much. My kid scored a perfect score on the PSAT math and did pretty well on the Reading/Writing section. And if you saw the other thread, apparently, 40% of kids have a 4.0! I doubt that the grading policy is demotivating kids so much that they aren't learning what they need to learn. AP exams and SAT scores are objective measures of kids learning material or not.

Just learn. Do your best. Live life and carry on.

That's wonderful we don't have to worry about your child with a perfect psat score for whatever grading is decided going forward. A huge relief.

Kids CAN learn with whatever grading policy is used. I know some of you like to think the grading policy is THE most important piece of educating kids. I just don't think it is. And apparently a lot of kids are doing quite well by objective measures (even if a few kids/parents don't think the quality of classroom discussion is up to par or that their kids feel "demotivated" by the system). Adapt, people.

Or not. Don't fix something if it aint broke. I don't like the new grading system. Very little if anything of benefit and a lot wrong with it. You've said nothing beneficial other than come on guys, why are you making my new proposal so tough to implement? There are no benefits and you admit your straight A kid isn't affected so why even post if you have no agenda? You have some agenda beyond your kid. That's certain. People care about other stuff. It's just that this is the change that is going on so we're having a discussion on it. That's the topic here.

My "agenda" is observing overly dramatic parents making mountains out of molehills, and encouraging parents to step back and get some perspective. Grading policy tweaks are not the be-all-and-end-all of education. Kids ARE learning. Somehow! Take a breather and let it go. Your kid will be alright even if they don't get a special award for doing it faster than someone else. Namasté!

+1

Having homework not count towards a final grade isn’t going to make all of the top-performing kids suddenly start to fail. So ridiculous.

Some people just like to complain. They get off on it.

Like you? You sat this doesn't affect you but then are on here day after day? Why? Do you get off on it? Project much? People just want the old grading system. That's actually the opposite of complaining. You could say this change is a complaint. At any rate you have no business being in this discussion because you have no pros or cons for the old or the new system. Your posts contribute nothing.

I never said it doesn’t affect me. You are confusing posters.

My point was that having homework not count towards a final grade isn’t going to make all of the top-performing kids suddenly start to fail. It’s a ridiculous argument.

I’m not worried about my kids failing. What I am worried about is a lot more Bs and Cs that make them less competitive for selective schools (not Ivys) just because the admin has decided to mess around with a new system explicitly intended to lower GPAs of top students. I am under no delusions that this is catastrophic, it’s not. My kids and most kids at Madison will still go to college. But it is unfair and I see no reason for this to continue because it seems like an initiative done not for the students but to give the principal something for their resume.

How do you think this would happen? If kids are doing the work and learning they will continue to do well.

In order to get an A now, there generally can be zero mistakes on a test. One mistake gets you a B. There are no more A- or B+ grades.

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Anonymous wrote:ehh... my kid doesn't care THAT much about grades. Of course we want him to do his best, but we aren't getting our panties in a bunch just because they tweak the grading system a little one way or the other.

Apparently the grading system isn't "demotivating" him or others too much. My kid scored a perfect score on the PSAT math and did pretty well on the Reading/Writing section. And if you saw the other thread, apparently, 40% of kids have a 4.0! I doubt that the grading policy is demotivating kids so much that they aren't learning what they need to learn. AP exams and SAT scores are objective measures of kids learning material or not.

Just learn. Do your best. Live life and carry on.

That's wonderful we don't have to worry about your child with a perfect psat score for whatever grading is decided going forward. A huge relief.

Kids CAN learn with whatever grading policy is used. I know some of you like to think the grading policy is THE most important piece of educating kids. I just don't think it is. And apparently a lot of kids are doing quite well by objective measures (even if a few kids/parents don't think the quality of classroom discussion is up to par or that their kids feel "demotivated" by the system). Adapt, people.

Or not. Don't fix something if it aint broke. I don't like the new grading system. Very little if anything of benefit and a lot wrong with it. You've said nothing beneficial other than come on guys, why are you making my new proposal so tough to implement? There are no benefits and you admit your straight A kid isn't affected so why even post if you have no agenda? You have some agenda beyond your kid. That's certain. People care about other stuff. It's just that this is the change that is going on so we're having a discussion on it. That's the topic here.

My "agenda" is observing overly dramatic parents making mountains out of molehills, and encouraging parents to step back and get some perspective. Grading policy tweaks are not the be-all-and-end-all of education. Kids ARE learning. Somehow! Take a breather and let it go. Your kid will be alright even if they don't get a special award for doing it faster than someone else. Namasté!

+1

Having homework not count towards a final grade isn’t going to make all of the top-performing kids suddenly start to fail. So ridiculous.

Some people just like to complain. They get off on it.

Like you? You sat this doesn't affect you but then are on here day after day? Why? Do you get off on it? Project much? People just want the old grading system. That's actually the opposite of complaining. You could say this change is a complaint. At any rate you have no business being in this discussion because you have no pros or cons for the old or the new system. Your posts contribute nothing.

I never said it doesn’t affect me. You are confusing posters.

My point was that having homework not count towards a final grade isn’t going to make all of the top-performing kids suddenly start to fail. It’s a ridiculous argument.

I’m not worried about my kids failing. What I am worried about is a lot more Bs and Cs that make them less competitive for selective schools (not Ivys) just because the admin has decided to mess around with a new system explicitly intended to lower GPAs of top students. I am under no delusions that this is catastrophic, it’s not. My kids and most kids at Madison will still go to college. But it is unfair and I see no reason for this to continue because it seems like an initiative done not for the students but to give the principal something for their resume.

How do you think this would happen? If kids are doing the work and learning they will continue to do well.

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Anonymous wrote:ehh... my kid doesn't care THAT much about grades. Of course we want him to do his best, but we aren't getting our panties in a bunch just because they tweak the grading system a little one way or the other.

Apparently the grading system isn't "demotivating" him or others too much. My kid scored a perfect score on the PSAT math and did pretty well on the Reading/Writing section. And if you saw the other thread, apparently, 40% of kids have a 4.0! I doubt that the grading policy is demotivating kids so much that they aren't learning what they need to learn. AP exams and SAT scores are objective measures of kids learning material or not.

Just learn. Do your best. Live life and carry on.

That's wonderful we don't have to worry about your child with a perfect psat score for whatever grading is decided going forward. A huge relief.

Kids CAN learn with whatever grading policy is used. I know some of you like to think the grading policy is THE most important piece of educating kids. I just don't think it is. And apparently a lot of kids are doing quite well by objective measures (even if a few kids/parents don't think the quality of classroom discussion is up to par or that their kids feel "demotivated" by the system). Adapt, people.

Or not. Don't fix something if it aint broke. I don't like the new grading system. Very little if anything of benefit and a lot wrong with it. You've said nothing beneficial other than come on guys, why are you making my new proposal so tough to implement? There are no benefits and you admit your straight A kid isn't affected so why even post if you have no agenda? You have some agenda beyond your kid. That's certain. People care about other stuff. It's just that this is the change that is going on so we're having a discussion on it. That's the topic here.

My "agenda" is observing overly dramatic parents making mountains out of molehills, and encouraging parents to step back and get some perspective. Grading policy tweaks are not the be-all-and-end-all of education. Kids ARE learning. Somehow! Take a breather and let it go. Your kid will be alright even if they don't get a special award for doing it faster than someone else. Namasté!

+1

Having homework not count towards a final grade isn’t going to make all of the top-performing kids suddenly start to fail. So ridiculous.

Some people just like to complain. They get off on it.

Like you? You sat this doesn't affect you but then are on here day after day? Why? Do you get off on it? Project much? People just want the old grading system. That's actually the opposite of complaining. You could say this change is a complaint. At any rate you have no business being in this discussion because you have no pros or cons for the old or the new system. Your posts contribute nothing.

I never said it doesn’t affect me. You are confusing posters.

My point was that having homework not count towards a final grade isn’t going to make all of the top-performing kids suddenly start to fail. It’s a ridiculous argument.

Not PP your responding to. You keep ignoring that most classwork doesn’t count and that hardly anything is graded at all. I don’t even care about homework anymore - it’s not even assigned except for I’m math where it’s optional. Why do you keep going on about homework?

Point still stands. Having homework/classwork not count doesn’t make the top students suddenly stop working. If it did then they weren’t really top students. If it hurts anyone it will be the kids who aren’t performing as well.

So what’s the point of it?

In theory, it’s supposed to provide more detailed info about learning. They are maybe trying to take the focus off of grades?