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Portland School District Workshops 'Equitable Grading Practices' That Outlaw Zeros for Cheating, Missing Work

"Portland Public Schools is workshopping new "equitable grading practices" that bar teachers from assigning "zeros" to students who cheat or fail to turn in assignments.

The district's initiative aims to address "racial disparities" and "inequities" in grading and instruction, a "journey" that the district began "during the pandemic," a handout reviewed by the Washington Free Beacon says. "Grading for equity," the handout states, includes eliminating "zeros" as a grade—even when a student cheats or fails to turn in a test or assignment. It also calls for no penalties for late work and no grades for both homework and "non-academic factors," such as "participation, attendance, effort, attitude, [and] behavior."
 
I have a question: If you are over 45 years old, do you feel that your public school education was adequate?
 
Lionfish said:
Portland School District Workshops 'Equitable Grading Practices' That Outlaw Zeros for Cheating, Missing Work

"Portland Public Schools is workshopping new "equitable grading practices" that bar teachers from assigning "zeros" to students who cheat or fail to turn in assignments.

The district's initiative aims to address "racial disparities" and "inequities" in grading and instruction, a "journey" that the district began "during the pandemic," a handout reviewed by the Washington Free Beacon says. "Grading for equity," the handout states, includes eliminating "zeros" as a grade—even when a student cheats or fails to turn in a test or assignment. It also calls for no penalties for late work and no grades for both homework and "non-academic factors," such as "participation, attendance, effort, attitude, [and] behavior."
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If this is true I absolutely would not work for this district.
 
leaningright said:
I have a question: If you are over 45 years old, do you feel that your public school education was adequate?
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Please tell me if I'm off here, but my initial reaction to that question is the answer would be very personal. Meaning, one could say yes or no but it doesn't necessarily mean it's either an endorsement or indictment of the overall education system. My thought process being, depending on where you grew up and the neighborhood you lived in you could have very different answers.
 
cawacko said:
Please tell me if I'm off here, but my initial reaction to that question is the answer would be very personal. Meaning, one could say yes or no but it doesn't necessarily mean it's either an endorsement or indictment of the overall education system. My thought process being, depending on where you grew up and the neighborhood you lived in you could have very different answers.
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My point is that I believe education has been watered down a lot from the time when several here were in school. (See Lionfish's post #141) Even a poor education like I received is superior to what goes on in a lot of places of "learning" today.
 
leaningright said:
My point is that I believe education has been watered down a lot from the time when several here were in school. (See Lionfish's post #141) Even a poor education like I received is superior to what goes on in a lot of places of "learning" today.
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I hear you. I have a little one and I'm knee deep in looking at school options for her so this is all on the front burner for me.
 
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