How silly.
Self esteem...that's what's important.Give a kid,even at 15,a gold star for effort when he/he says that 2+2=5.
The grade inflation nonsense was a key part of why teachers have so strongly opposed Common Core/PARCC testing; it is exposing the BS they’ve foisted on taxpayers for decades. You would weep if you spoke to a young public school teacher today, and realize why students aren’t learning anything; these teachers today are themselves devoid of any meaningful education.