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Opinions on son's school's grade policy
Posted on 2/25/15 at 5:14 pm
Posted on 2/25/15 at 5:14 pm
First, notice that the avg of minor grades is 50% and avg of major grades is 50%.
In Language Arts, there are fewer minor grades than major grades, so minor grades carry more weight. For instance, that 50 on a "who/whom" assignment carries almost 2x more weight than quizzes, tests, etc.
In Science, notice that 5/8 of the minor grades are test study guides, and the major grades are made of tests and a quiz. On those study guides, all they have to do is glue a sheet of questions in their notebook and answer the questions. One question was "What is a rock?" None of the questions are challenging. On those study guides, there have been between 3 and 10 questions. Most have around 7 questions. As you can see, a simple test review carries as much weight as the actual test.
Are these grading policies absurd? I'm glad my son has all A's, but it seems pretty hollow. I'm interested to see what the rest of you think. TIA.
In Language Arts, there are fewer minor grades than major grades, so minor grades carry more weight. For instance, that 50 on a "who/whom" assignment carries almost 2x more weight than quizzes, tests, etc.
In Science, notice that 5/8 of the minor grades are test study guides, and the major grades are made of tests and a quiz. On those study guides, all they have to do is glue a sheet of questions in their notebook and answer the questions. One question was "What is a rock?" None of the questions are challenging. On those study guides, there have been between 3 and 10 questions. Most have around 7 questions. As you can see, a simple test review carries as much weight as the actual test.
Are these grading policies absurd? I'm glad my son has all A's, but it seems pretty hollow. I'm interested to see what the rest of you think. TIA.
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Posted on 2/25/15 at 5:16 pm to arcalades
I would so ace "Chimpanzees I love spelling"
This post was edited on 2/25/15 at 5:17 pm
Posted on 2/25/15 at 5:16 pm to arcalades
I have no idea what I'm looking at
Posted on 2/25/15 at 5:16 pm to arcalades
nice subtle brag
Posted on 2/25/15 at 5:18 pm to arcalades
Yes. That is ridiculous. It is insane how stupid some teachers can be. That's why the best way to lay it out for a teacher is to make each test a center percentage, and then the other categories.
Test 1: 10%
Test 2: 10%
Mid-term: 20%
Test 3: 10%
Test 4: 10%
Final: 25%
Minor grades/quizzes: 15%
Test 1: 10%
Test 2: 10%
Mid-term: 20%
Test 3: 10%
Test 4: 10%
Final: 25%
Minor grades/quizzes: 15%
Posted on 2/25/15 at 5:18 pm to arcalades
Is this a standard report card these days? I'd be surprised if 10% of the parents understood what it meant.
Posted on 2/25/15 at 5:20 pm to arcalades
Does your son go to Baton Rouge College o Champions?
Looks a lot like the grade weighting of my physics class I took there one summer.
Looks a lot like the grade weighting of my physics class I took there one summer.
Posted on 2/25/15 at 5:20 pm to arcalades
What the frick is this?
Shouldn't it be
Math _____
English _____
Science _____
Health/PE _____
Reading _____
Behavior _____ (% chance teacher would sleep with)
Shouldn't it be
Math _____
English _____
Science _____
Health/PE _____
Reading _____
Behavior _____ (% chance teacher would sleep with)
Posted on 2/25/15 at 5:21 pm to arcalades
quote:
there are fewer minor grades than major grades, so minor grades carry more weight.
this seems like the crux of the problem. Tell the teacher to stop fricking around and assign either less minor homework or increase the amount of major homework.
Posted on 2/25/15 at 5:22 pm to arcalades
Appears to me that they're turning what should be a relatively simple process into something much more complex than it needs to be.
Posted on 2/25/15 at 5:23 pm to arcalades
Yeah, that way is dumb.
Homework and easy shite should be 10 points total and tests should be 100 points total.
You get 9/10 on a homework vs a 90/100 on a test and the correct weight is applied.
Homework and easy shite should be 10 points total and tests should be 100 points total.
You get 9/10 on a homework vs a 90/100 on a test and the correct weight is applied.
Posted on 2/25/15 at 5:34 pm to arcalades
How old is this kid
Posted on 2/25/15 at 5:36 pm to arcalades
I dunno, black frontier spelling was a beast of a chapter for me. Once I got past it though, everything else was smooth sailing, especially into the ice.
Posted on 2/25/15 at 5:38 pm to arcalades
I can understand the reasoning to a point. Some teachers weigh class work and homework like tests to help kids who perform poorly on tests. However, based on your kid's "minor grades" he is either rushing through class work and not checking for errors or the teacher is treating every minor assignment like a test. Meaning, when the student turns it in, it is graded and not retaught as it should be.
Posted on 2/25/15 at 5:41 pm to arcalades
This just highlights why standardized admissions tests are necessary because GPA can measure something very different from district to district.
Posted on 2/25/15 at 5:42 pm to arcalades
Is this public or private school?
Posted on 2/25/15 at 5:48 pm to arcalades
I don't see the problem
Same way here in katy isd
Same way here in katy isd
Posted on 2/25/15 at 5:49 pm to arcalades
quote:In my opinion there should be at least 15 items, preferably more.
On those study guides, there have been between 3 and 10 questions. Most have around 7 questions.
Posted on 2/25/15 at 6:07 pm to arcalades
In my 25 years of teaching I never weighted grades.
Each assignment was worth a certain number of points depending on big or small the assignment was. Grade= total points made vs possible
Each assignment was worth a certain number of points depending on big or small the assignment was. Grade= total points made vs possible
This post was edited on 2/25/15 at 6:08 pm
Posted on 2/25/15 at 6:23 pm to arcalades
All those tests being worth 100 points is ridiculous. A "section" test should be a quiz. Fifty points at the most. That's absurd.
ETA: "who or whom" worth 100 points?? That's a 20 point worksheet at best...
ETA: "who or whom" worth 100 points?? That's a 20 point worksheet at best...
This post was edited on 2/25/15 at 6:25 pm
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