Posted on 07/20/2018 10:14:26 AM PDT by TigerClaws
Homework will no longer be graded in Lafayette Parish Schools. The school board approved the rule as part of its Pupil Progression Plan Wednesday night.
That new rule affects students in 2nd through 12th grades. However, some are concerned about the school district's homework policy.
"I think in order for students to prepare for tests you need homework," Terrence Ruffins said. "You need to be reprimanded for the answers correct and incorrect."
Sarah Schexnayder added, "I think it's kind of ridiculous. I want to know if my child is doing good in school. Especially with homework."
Before the change, teachers could count homework as 10 percent of a student's grade.
"100 percent of the committee agree that homework should not count as a grade," Kathy Aloisio the district's director of elementary schools said. "The grade should represent the mastery of the standard and we shouldn't be checking practice."
Aloisio believes students grades shouldn't be impacted by homework.
"Students who do their homework, but they get something wrong, would not get a good grade because they got their homework wrong. We don't want to penalize kids for the practice along the way. So we think it's in the best interest of the kids," she said.
Under the new rule, students will be encouraged to complete homework and teachers can still notify parents that homework assignments aren't being completed.
When asked about concerns of students not being motivated to complete homework Aloisio said, "When they take a summative test and they haven't mastered the standards. They might re-think the process may be 'I need to work and do a little homework so that I'm better prepared in the end.' Maybe it will give them the motivation to do the practice."
During the board meeting, some expressed concern if homework would classify as essays or special projects that are usually graded.
The committee will clarify the definition of homework within the next few weeks. Still, some are worried the new rule will do more harm to students than good.
"I was the one that didn't ask a question and I would get it wrong on homework," Schexnayder said. "It teaches me even though I am doing it wrong it's always ways I can make it better."
The pupil progression plan approved last night makes other changes to the grading protocol.
Among them, spelling and handwriting assignments will no longer be graded because they do not align with state standards.
Academic dishonesty will no longer result in an automatic failure. Cheating will now be handled as a behavior referral and a student caught cheating will be allowed to re-test.
Cheating and you stay in school.
Homework not graded.
The dumbing down of America continues.
Idiocracy was a work of Non-Fiction
Because a kid’s self esteem is all that matters.
The soft bigotry of low expectations.
If you try and educate children, you might fail. That would make you look bad. So don’t try and educate the children.
I triple-guarantee you that your employer WILL be grading you every minute of your shift.
How to raise a bunch of entitled, spoiled, talentless wastes.
1. Expect nothing of them, and you will get nothing from them.
End.
Coonasses - or just dumbasses?
Shakes head...
“””Idiocracy was a work of Non-Fiction”””””””””
I’ve said that for years. It was a real life documentary. In the movie they were off by about 400 years though.
Also, there was a garbage avalanche in one of them little countries last winter.
“I triple-guarantee you that your employer WILL be grading you every minute of your shift.”
Unless you are a civil service employee.
Yes, they pretend to grade. But those grades mean nothing.
Of course, they also mean nothing in publik skools.
No point in sending them to school.
If it isn’t graded, you don’t do it
That may have been the intention depicted as about 500 years into the future (if memory serves), but it's looking more and more like a present day documentary.
Just more grade inflation leading to school being a participation trophy where everyone gets an A+ and graduates.
I see it in colleges too. In business, I no longer accept a Bachelor’s degree. Minimum of a Master’s, and I prefer a Doctorate’s. Seems even the Master’s programs are letting anyone graduate, and many Doctorate degrees are clapping for credits.
I also don’t accept any GPA below 3.78. Anything less is unacceptable since grade inflation means an A just for turning in any lousy work.
I’ve watched colleges give a D- to students that did zero work just to ensure they didn’t flunk out.
Less work for the teacher to do...
“I triple-guarantee you that your employer WILL be grading you every minute of your shift.”
No, they don’t anymore. Employers seem happy someone just shows up. The level of incompetence that is allowed is stunning.
Is this school district mostly black? Just wondering...
Assuming they can pass the piss test.
“”You need to be reprimanded for the answers correct and incorrect.””
Why does a correct answer need a reprimand?
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