So why don’t they just do away with grading. Everyone get’s an A if they show up, most of the time, when they feel like it.
I agree! Grading is so judgemental and could damage self-esteem.
Why don’t we just do away with government schools. They are fundamentally flawed and can’t be fixed.
Actually, I think that schools SHOULD do away with grading...to an extent, anyway. It would make much more sense if we went to a system where MASTERY of content is the focus instead of using a chronologically-based system (grades based upon age). In other words, if you can master the content in 8 years of school, then you graduate. If it takes you 15 years, then you graduate (or quit). Mastery should be measured by an end-of-course examination; get rid of all the intermediate static. Our system is seriously flawed and this type of stuff being pulled by DISD is a band-aid on a terminally-ill patient.