Today was our system's 'report card day', and while most high school students already have an idea of what a lot of their grades are, its still a big deal for many to see them in black & white. This 'time honored tradition' of handing out papers with letters assigned by teachers that supposedly represent what students have learned is coming more and more under the gun to answer the question - Just how accurate is this 'letter' in reperesenting what a student has learned since the last "report card"?
The SOL tests were supposed to end the debate once and for all. The 'passing score' on SOL test is required in concert with a 'passing grade' to form a "verified credit". But the essential question still remains; how accurate is all/any of this in representing a true qualitative 'measure' of what a student has learned in their classes over the last 9 weeks? And the debate still ensues......
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It does seem from my high school students and parents that the final grade is what they care about the most. Most students are not that concerned in what they learned or having used some critical thinking. It seems sad that it's not what you learned or can apply but what is my Grade.
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