by | Apr 29, 2020 2:06 pm
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The public schools are asking students and families to offer advice on how to deal with grading for the fourth quarter and the year given the shutdown of in-person classes during the Covid-19 pandemic.
You can click on this link to fill out a survey with your opinion. Deadline is Friday at 1 p.m.
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Dear Heather,
Grade them on a three semester year. Then start next year with 4th semester material. Remember this is a pandemic, we need to get creative, all kids should move to the next grade unless they have proven (with data) that they are not prepared. Or get teachers from primary, elementary, middle and high school to form committees to come up with plans that make sense for their levels. Teachers must and should be involved. Why are we asking parents???? We are the experts!!!!
If the teacher feels a student will be capable of handling the work if they get promoted to the next grade then they should pass as meets standards. If they don't feel the student is capable of handling the next grade's lessons, then they should be held back so they don't struggle next year. Nothing is worse for shaping a child's relationship to school and learning than the inability to handle the work assigned because they don't have the skills yet.