As someone who knows kids in the district, I am practically certain this was in response to a petition by middle schoolers to return to normal letter grades as opposed to the current standards based grading. The stated reasons may make sense, but I doubt they are the true reasons. I coach the debate team at Nichols specifically, and 5 di…
As someone who knows kids in the district, I am practically certain this was in response to a petition by middle schoolers to return to normal letter grades as opposed to the current standards based grading. The stated reasons may make sense, but I doubt they are the true reasons. I coach the debate team at Nichols specifically, and 5 different kids independently brought it up during practice Monday and Wednesday. I find it hard to believe that these two things so close in time are unrelated.
Ah, yes, the standards based grading plow to level the playing field. I have a high-achieving middle schooler who, after seeing first term grades, realized there's no need for him to work as hard as he has been because a minimum of effort will result in the same grade. Lop off the top and the valleys don't look so deep.
As someone who knows kids in the district, I am practically certain this was in response to a petition by middle schoolers to return to normal letter grades as opposed to the current standards based grading. The stated reasons may make sense, but I doubt they are the true reasons. I coach the debate team at Nichols specifically, and 5 different kids independently brought it up during practice Monday and Wednesday. I find it hard to believe that these two things so close in time are unrelated.
Tell your kids to debate the standards based grading because I have been trying to write on it and its a messy topic
Ah, yes, the standards based grading plow to level the playing field. I have a high-achieving middle schooler who, after seeing first term grades, realized there's no need for him to work as hard as he has been because a minimum of effort will result in the same grade. Lop off the top and the valleys don't look so deep.