Posted on 08/20/2024 6:02:23 AM PDT by Oldeconomybuyer
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (KCTV) - Typically, a student who finishes zero schoolwork should expect zero for a grade. But that is not the case anymore in Kansas City Public Schools.
For the 2023-24 school year, the school district district launched a new grading system, the “no zero policy.” Essentially, the minimum grade on any given assignment is 40%, even if the student didn’t do the assignment. The policy is designed to help struggling students catch up.
KCPS declined an interview but shared a video announcement from chief academic officer Dr. Latanya Franklin sent to parents. She explained discussions and work to improve the KCPS grading policy began in the fall of 2021. She said a new grading method has now adjusted the failing grade: from 0 to 59 percent, to 40 to 59 percent. The new system reflects non-Montessori students in grades K through 12.
“These changes intend to reduce the adverse effects of zeroes on students’ grades, emphasizing growth and progress support and intervention and authentic learning and equity,” Franklin said in the video statement.
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Yep. It is designed to hide how bad the gap really is between students based on race/economic factors/household demographics. The first can’t be changed. The second is often not a matter of choice but circumstance. The third is usually by choice. The truth is by pretending gaps based on the first factor does not exist schools likely condemn those students to the other two factors and their future children as well.
It is harder to improve the education for struggling students and really show them why it matters than to claim racism and just give up. Which choice is really the racist one though?
Throwing a zero into the balance can be a great wake up call not to fluff off the work.
Not only that. I bet the school district does no such thing at all. Do they offer tutoring? Do they have a variety of both academic and vocational courses? Do they have positive role models interact with students? Are parents encouraged to participate in school events? Do they keep parents informed? What about the discipline policies? Is the district top heavy with bone-heads?
Probably not.
The message has to be:
“Life is not fair. You are going to have to work harder than some other students. Deal with it.”
Those who make the school look bad when parents review how the school rates on state required standardized testing scores.
And if you say 2+2=5 that gets you 100%.
This is to pass along kids who fail and/or have massive, unexcused absences (a lot of them these day) - there are so many of them they need to keep moving them through the system and this is how they’re doing it.
When the “chickens come home to roost” - it will all be blamed on “systemic racism.”
How long before grades are averaged for the entire class? - to make things “equitable” - so no one fails and no one is better than anyone else.
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A red state no less. Dumbing down america. The governor can’t do anything? Of course not only democrat governors can run the state the way they feel.
This not in “Kansas”. This is in Kansas City, Missouri Public Schools. Big difference.
“This not in “Kansas”. This is in Kansas City, Missouri Public Schools. Big difference.”
Ok, I left out the “City” part. I blame it on the lack of caffeine (adjusting that now). Thanks for the correction.
But everything else I stated there is still valid.. right?
The left has taken over pretty much every large city in America. And they’re working on the rest... and they won’t stop until either they fulfil their agenda or until someone stops them. At least, that’s how I see things.
What galls me is that government controlled education has failed those who are trapped in government controlled schools. That is why real school choice is so important. Truth is I am in favor of ending government controlled compulsory schooling.
Struggling should mean the work gets done but the student has trouble understanding the subject.
This is not new.
Public School Socialism. Why study and do the homework when you can get 40%? Why get a job when you can get welfare, food stamps, Section 8 housing, etc.? Uncle Sugar will take care of you. This 40% bullcrap is why I think compulsory education should be eliminated. Let those who want an education go to school, so they can learn without interruption and harassment, and let those who do not want an education stay away.
Indeed tax payer money is funding it no option list listed only memo.
SY= Screw You
Cgbg’s story shows that studying works. Humiliation doesn’t work for everyone, though. It can have the opposite effect. I also went to a private school. I started out with straight A’s in algebra, but we had a miserable teacher who enjoyed humiliating students, and I was the shy kid who became her target. I don’t remember what she said to me, but it was bad enough that my classmates talked about it for years and years.
All I remember is that I never wanted to return to that class again, so I started skipping and my grades plummeted. IIRC, my final grade was in the 60’s. It would’ve been lower, but the A’s at the beginning must’ve offset all the zeros later. LOL. I switched to public school the next year. Some people should not be teachers.
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