Aproposal from the school board of Arlington, Virginia to eliminate most basic grading practices for students’ work is facing resistance from teachers in the district, Fox News reports.
Arlington Public Schools (APS) revealed the details of their new proposal, which focuses on implementing more so-called “equitable” methods to ensure that as few students as possible fail in class. The proposal calls for the elimination of penalties for turning in homework late, the elimination of extra credit opportunities, and even completely eliminate grading for homework assignments altogether; it would also allow students an infinite number of do-over attempts on homework.
Supporters of the new plan claim that only students with more “resources” will be able to complete extra credit opportunities, and also suggest that homework grading should be eliminated outright because it may have a negative impact on the students’ “learning process.”
But in a joint letter sent to the Arlington County Superintendent, a group of teachers at Arlington’s Wakefield High School outlined their reasons for opposing the new plan.
“As educators with decades of experience in APS,” the letter reads, “we are extremely concerned with several changes proposed in the new grading and homework policy. We believe that these changes will impact student learning and socio-emotional development and growth in a negative way. The changes, if implemented, will also result in the decline of high expectations and rigor in the classroom across all APS high schools.”
The letter points out that deadlines for turning in homework are necessary for students to “develop organizational, time and stress management skills and grow as responsible, civically engaged, and considerate young adults.”
“To achieve these ends,” the letter continues, “students should be held accountable for completing their work in a timely manner and meeting deadlines that were reasonably established by their teachers.”
Ban Affirmative Action laws & then have EQUITY !!!!
Equity equates to minimal (or no) effort for a guarantee of a slice of the pie that someone else paid for and made a solid effort to create.
Bravo to these teachers! In the real world, there are deadlines and consequences, and this is necessary for kids to learn at an early age. Simple things like being on time to work every day (why does it seem a certain segment of the population thinks its okay to be late consistently?), underpromise and overdeliver, be good to your word and strive for the best results/product/service possible.
Doing anything less (like giving kids unlimited time to complete work) only sets them up for failure in the real world.
easier to manipulate the uneducated
I loved the “learning process” part.
No grades, no critiques.
Homework not graded, no extra credit work and multiple tries at an assignment.
Tell me, please, WHERE is the “learning process” in all of that??
Democrats. Doing their best to make sure everyone is as stupid as they are…..
Democrats.
Lowering the bar for every task, every job, and every person.
Excellence at anything is racist, according to them.
Keep cheering.
Just start hanging democrats, however, before our country becomes just another third world cesspool, full of idiots with their hand out.