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Common sense fail! Woke California school boards BAN teachers from giving D and F grades and will instead offer students chance to try work again or mark it as 'incomplete' in a bid to help black, Latino and low-income students during the pandemic
Daily Mail ^ | 14 December 2021 | HARRIET ALEXANDER

Posted on 12/14/2021 1:12:55 PM PST by artichokegrower

High school students studying in some of California's largest school districts will no longer be given a D or F grade for poor work, and will instead be allowed to take the tests or complete the work again.

The new system has been introduced due to the pandemic, with supporters arguing that it reduces the stress levels for already-traumatized and unsettled students.

(Excerpt) Read more at dailymail.co.uk ...


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KEYWORDS: liberalracism
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Make note to self. Do not hire any graduates of these schools.
1 posted on 12/14/2021 1:12:55 PM PST by artichokegrower
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unlimited mulligans for everyone is the new symbol of excellence


2 posted on 12/14/2021 1:16:03 PM PST by joshua c (Dump the LEFT. Cable tv, Big tech, national name brands)
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This just sets them up for more failure!


3 posted on 12/14/2021 1:16:08 PM PST by jonsie
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Help them what? If they cannot read, write or do math what hope do they have for future work? Of course, if they are only going to work at looting that should be OK.


4 posted on 12/14/2021 1:17:25 PM PST by Singermom
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A and B grades are clearly racist Too. Just give everyone a C.


5 posted on 12/14/2021 1:17:33 PM PST by Telepathic Intruder
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in the long run they are not doing these people any favors

they will be avoided by businesses


6 posted on 12/14/2021 1:18:10 PM PST by Secret Agent Man (Gone Galt; not averse to Going Bronson.)
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Los Angeles Unified publicly admits that 2/3rds to 3/4ths of the High School Graduates can NOT read or write above the 2nd grade level and can’t do math above the 3rd grade level.

As you can see, we take Stupid pretty seriously in this State


7 posted on 12/14/2021 1:18:36 PM PST by eyeamok (founded in cynicism, wrapped in sarcasm)
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This isn’t really about protecting students from discouragement - its all about protecting bloated, woke, useless government educrats from judgement and responsibility.


8 posted on 12/14/2021 1:19:12 PM PST by PGR88
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Maxine Waters:
I be doin’ my incompletes still. Them 1960s classes. I should be gatherin’ up interest like an investment. My Fs should be at least rised up to Cs by this time. ‘Ceptin math-—which is raciss. Now I be makin’ history, not readin’ ‘bout it.


9 posted on 12/14/2021 1:21:14 PM PST by frank ballenger (You have summoned up a thundercloud. You're gonna hear from me. Anthem by Leonard Cohen)
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ALL PART of the Commie DemonRAT plan to abolish law & ORDER throughout every facet of our society.


10 posted on 12/14/2021 1:21:49 PM PST by CivilWarBrewing (Get off my b"ack for my usage of CAPS, especially you snowflake males! MAN UP!)
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They should just do with them like they do in the game "Among Us"...


11 posted on 12/14/2021 1:22:05 PM PST by hoagy62 (DTCM&OTTH)
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12 posted on 12/14/2021 1:23:33 PM PST by seowulf (Civilization begins with order, grows with liberty, and dies with chaos...Will Durant)
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The evil of ruining multiple generations of children so you can crash a country


13 posted on 12/14/2021 1:23:55 PM PST by Pollard (PureBlood -- youtube.com/watch?v=VXm0fkDituE)
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Ds and Fs are gone now, Bs and Cs will be gone before long. Everyone will get straight As.


14 posted on 12/14/2021 1:26:46 PM PST by euram
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Lazy students who can’t or won’t do the work are being given a free pass. It figures.


15 posted on 12/14/2021 1:27:08 PM PST by Bullish (This is the most bloated and most inept govt in history.)
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So...black, Latino and low income students get stupid during a pandemic?


16 posted on 12/14/2021 1:29:02 PM PST by Mashood
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CA keeping minorities dumbed down.


17 posted on 12/14/2021 1:30:10 PM PST by SkyDancer ( I make airplanes fly, what's your super power?)
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Meanwhile China rolls on


18 posted on 12/14/2021 1:30:11 PM PST by xp38
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When I was a student, this would totally screw my motivation to excel.


19 posted on 12/14/2021 1:30:50 PM PST by know.your.why (If you dont watch the MSM you are uninformed. If you do watch the MSM you are misinformed.)
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Wonder how this would play with Mr. Kotter and Mr. Woodman?
20 posted on 12/14/2021 1:31:08 PM PST by OttawaFreeper ("The Gardens was founded by men-sportsmen-who fought for their country" Conn Smythe, 1966 )
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