Just how much was spent on this touchy feely nonsense? Just as participation trophies (?) are horse shite, so is trying to hide grades from kids. Do they really think kids are that stupid? It the same thing as all the name changes for retarded. Kids just use the new names to shame each other.
In elementary school the progress is what is important, not a letter grade. There is a vast variation in kids up to age eleven. It is also a good time to find out deficits, like the friend of my oldest kid who had to move from private school to public because the private school did not have the specialists to deal with a kid who could not read (by the way my oldest has a severe speech disorder, so phonics would not work for him nor the deaf/hard of hearing that were also in that school). The only issue I ever came across was from the third grade teacher who thought I wrote a book report for my youngest, I did not… the youngest who started read before kindergarten did it all (I told my kids I went to school, I was there to answer questions not to do their homework, as a math nerd I know you do not learn it unless you do it). Also, the grades get very real in middle school, in which the youngest was surprised to have scored on the 4th grade state test high enough to be pushed into a higher math class starting in 6th grade.
Templo S.U.D. almost 5 years ago
This sure is quite a school board coming up with such things, isn’t it?
jpayne4040 almost 5 years ago
If your kid feels bad, how about he / she works at it and gets better grades next time!
Doug Taylor Premium Member almost 5 years ago
Why don’t they do like in children’s sports…no score. They’re learning for the fun of it…ha ha ha
HappyDog/ᵀʳʸ ᴮᵒᶻᵒ ⁴ ᵗʰᵉ ᶠᵘⁿ ᵒᶠ ᶦᵗ Premium Member almost 5 years ago
You know what feels good? Getting a good grade and knowing that you earned it with hard work.
BeniHanna6 Premium Member almost 5 years ago
Just how much was spent on this touchy feely nonsense? Just as participation trophies (?) are horse shite, so is trying to hide grades from kids. Do they really think kids are that stupid? It the same thing as all the name changes for retarded. Kids just use the new names to shame each other.
Boots at the Boar Premium Member almost 5 years ago
I don’t think kids will feel better getting straight E’s.
Chris H almost 5 years ago
In elementary school the progress is what is important, not a letter grade. There is a vast variation in kids up to age eleven. It is also a good time to find out deficits, like the friend of my oldest kid who had to move from private school to public because the private school did not have the specialists to deal with a kid who could not read (by the way my oldest has a severe speech disorder, so phonics would not work for him nor the deaf/hard of hearing that were also in that school). The only issue I ever came across was from the third grade teacher who thought I wrote a book report for my youngest, I did not… the youngest who started read before kindergarten did it all (I told my kids I went to school, I was there to answer questions not to do their homework, as a math nerd I know you do not learn it unless you do it). Also, the grades get very real in middle school, in which the youngest was surprised to have scored on the 4th grade state test high enough to be pushed into a higher math class starting in 6th grade.
Childhood is a journey, not a competition.
cat3crazy Premium Member almost 5 years ago
Another change that is unnecessary and like new math, more confusing. Just focus on teaching the kids.
Scoutmaster77 almost 5 years ago
When I was a teacher, I wish poor grades made some of them feel bad. Wait until they become adults.
gcarlson almost 5 years ago
At least partly preparing him for the working world – “Exceeds Expectations” and “Meets Expectations” are in our annual employee evaluations.