The Story of an “A” Being a “B”… So, last year my son missed earning the next higher grade in his math class by 0.7%. I asked for a parent meeting to discuss the grade. The first question I asked… Read More ›
grades
The Story of the Normal Distribution of Grades
So…I am on the phone with my son’s Assistant Principal for Curriculum and Instruction discussing getting him transferred to a different science teacher. The Assistant Principal asked me why I wanted my son transferred. I mentioned that I thought that… Read More ›
Mastery Learning
The Story of Building a House… What if grades were used for building a house? So you get the contractor in, and you say, “You have a total of three weeks to build a foundation, do what you can.” So… Read More ›