[Vision2020] Schools say whut?

[Glenn Schwaller]

“PITTSBURGH (AP) — Pittsburgh Public Schools students get an "A" for 90
percent or above, a "B" for 80 percent to 89 percent, and so on. They get a
failing grade of "E" for work from 59 percent to 50 percent.

The administrators say giving a failing grade for scores from zero to 59
percent gives the failing grade too much weight. As such, students who make
an honest effort but fail — even if they get everything wrong — will still
receive the 50 percent minimum score.

School officials are now retracting the grading policy saying that students
will now receive zero percent on assignments they don't do instead of the
former minimum failing score of 50 percent.

School officials are making the change because critics say some students
skipped assignments content that they'd still receive a 50 percent score”

Hmmmmmmm . . .  so what exactly does “doing an assignment” mean?  At what
point will students not get a zero yet still put forth a minimal amount of
effort?

Sad, sad, sad.

GS
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