Abstract:
This chapter discusses report cards and how to make them both reader/friendly for parents and colleges but so that they also give a fair assessment of a student's learning and progression. Parents want report cards that they understand at a glance, but unfortunately what parents understand is a report card that doesn't properly represent these things, as expressed through A's and F's.
Reflection:
My group agrees that if a classroom is differentiated and standards based then the report cards need to change, but we are torn about how the best way to do this is. If parents are overly confused about report cards there will be complaints, if colleges have to keep track of every school districts' grading policies there will be pandemonium when applying, and if students continue to be graded using the old ways then there will be less opportunities for growth and expansion. This is something that will be more of an issue as standards based learning looms ever nearer, and the decisions that are made will leave at least one group suffering.
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