Posted on 10/26/2020 10:38:32 AM PDT by karpov
The Department of Education will not lower grades for late work or attendance this academic year, according to its new policy.
“Schools must ensure that their grading policies and practices acknowledge the impact of remote and blended learning models on the ways in which students must complete their assigned work,” reads the document, which was emailed to principals Monday morning.
Citing COVID-19 disruptions, the DOE said schools “must adjust” expectations for timely work and are “encouraged to lessen or eliminate penalties for late work beyond these deadlines.”
Student attendance will not impact grades. The policy states that “courses that currently include attendance as a factor in student grades must remove that factor completely.”
Like last year, city students will not be given failing grades and will instead be given opportunities to make up material.
In addition, parents will have the option of scrapping any numeric grade this year with a less exacting “meets standards” or “pass” mark that won’t count towards a cumulative overall score.
Individual schools will be allowed to determine how numeric grades are calculated and will be given wide berth in assessing student progress.
“This guidance is designed to promote equity, flexibility, and empathy in our grading practice for all students,” the DOE said.
Critics of the new approach — which is being adopted in districts across the country — said it dilutes accountability for administrators and DOE officials.
“How do we know if a school is educating their children or not?” asked a Manhattan high school teacher. “In the end, it just makes it difficult to know if a student is excelling or falling behind. I’m not sure if that helps them.”
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Dear Students....You’re all gonna pass....cause my job depends on it.
The old fashioned strict way is......racisss!
Like having only one right answer in math exams. Obvious white supremacist colonialism.
Wow, just like in the real world. I can show up when I want, not do my assigned work and still get rewarded. At least these youngsters will be ready for adult life....
Sorry, I think I threw up a little as I was typing that.
And I’d be that the NYS Regents Exam, at least the ones students actually worried about, was created by a bunch of DWMs, too.
“Schools must ensure that their grading policies and practices acknowledge the impact of remote and blended learning models on the ways in which students must complete their assigned work,” reads the document, which was emailed to principals Monday morning."
"Citing COVID-19 disruptions, the DOE said schools “must adjust” expectations for timely work and are “encouraged to lessen or eliminate penalties for late work beyond these deadlines.”
As I read this, the goal is to get students to not give up and check out, but instead to interact with their teachers, do the best they can and and try to pass.
My wife and daughter are both high school teachers of STEM classes. Many of the older students are doing their work while watching their younger siblings because both parents are working to feed the family. If the students don't turn in the work, they will not get credit and will fail.
The hope is that many do the work and pass. The good news is that they have access to many videos made by the teachers working typical examples. The students often access them at 1 or 2 am.
Motivated students will do the work and pass. Those who blow it off will fail.
We’ve been dumbing down education since the creation of the NEA in 1913. No reason to stop now.
So, ....”......Citing COVID-19 disruptions, the DOE said schools “must adjust” expectations for timely work and are “encouraged to lessen or eliminate penalties for late work beyond these deadlines.” Student attendance will not impact grades. ........”
So if I expect my mail to be delivered on time, my garbage to be picked up on time, the local buses to run on time, this next generation will be taught that isn't that important. So if I am a manufacturing, hospital, or small business employer, I should not expect my employees to show up for work on time.
Heaven help the people of that state, they are being educated into 3rd world status.
To all the students: The worse this plandemic becomes, the less is expected of you.
Kids are just grist for the Education Industrial Complex’s diploma mills.
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