A school in Illinois is instructing teachers to adjust their grading practices according to race.
Oak Park and River Forest High School (OPRF) school board members approved a plan to “equalize” testing scores among different racial groups. Many people would imagine that “equalizing” test scores across racial groups means offering extra tutoring services, mentoring, and learning tools to minority students.
Not at OPRF.
School board members discussed the plan called “Transformative Education Professional Development & Grading” at a meeting on May 26, presented by Assistant Superintendent for Student Learning Laurie Fiorenza.
In an effort to equalize test scores among racial groups, OPRF will order its teachers to exclude from their grading assessments variables it says disproportionally hurt the grades of black students. They can no longer be docked for missing class, misbehaving in school or failing to turn in their assignments, according to the plan.
The 10-page proposal outlines bullet points for grading by race, with seemingly no sense of shame or irony at all.
What a crock of sh##.
Isn’t that an affirmation that x race is generally academically inferior to race y? This is not news within the ranks of teachers across the country, it’s just unmentionable in so many words for fear of the dreaded label of racist. This grading exercise will affirm poor performance, willful disrespect and lack of internal motivation as norms, even as a blueprint for life out of school.
Clearly in this district all students should receive/earn (ha-ha) straight A grades.
They should then all be admitted to prestigious colleges on scholarships.
Since they’ll all be in college there will be no gang bangers on the street.
And Chicago and its neighbors can return to their cherished role as Athens of the Midwest.
BTW, have a bridge in Brooklyn for sale; cash offers only, please.
I’m sorry they clearly don’t understand that’s racism… I’ll let that sink in.
9:19…unfortunately that is what is referred to as commonsense, as we all know that is far from the alternate reality of the space cadet democratic party. Joe Biden received 81,000,000 votes. Commonsense tells me that is bullshit. However our twisted, sorry excuse for leadership that is claimed we have in our country is total bullshit!
isn’t that CRT in action – oh yes, in reverse
Soon to be tossed out by a court.
Isn’t that just special?