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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The policy is designed to help struggling students catch up.
catch up, what...
When I was raising kids, many homeschool parents didn't issue report cards with grades, either, at least among the diehard homeschoolers in my state. We tested our kids to assess where they stood, but they learned at their own pace. A kid might master a subject in only a month, or maybe he would take a full year. But, once he mastered it, he moved up to the next level. So, the kid's motivation was never a letter grade. It was to master a subject and move on to the next one.
Struggling students? “Struggling” indicates putting in the EFFORT. Are they doing so?
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