“My kids came and told me there’s a new grading system coming up. Every kid gets a 50% floor for every test. You can retake the test if your grade is less than a C and there’s no homework. All of a sudden, if you put a different grading scale, the students will not understand,” Ms. Shanbhogue says.
Some California school districts are adopting a new grading policy known as ‘Grading for equity,’ which has raised concerns among parents. Sangeeta Shanbhogue is one of the parents in Dublin Unified where grading equity is being put into practice. To understand this concept better, we sit down with Joe Feldman, author of ‘Grading for Equity,’ Superintendent Chris Funk of Dublin Unified School District, and Laurie Sargent, a Dublin Unified School teacher who was on the committee to review the pilot program.
“Students could have identical performance but get a different grade depending on which teacher they have. I found that there were ways that we can improve grading; we can make grading more equitable, which means more accurate and more fair and more motivational for students,” Mr. Feldman explains.
Join us as we explore what this new grading method is, how it works, and what it means for parents, teachers, and students in California.
*Views expressed in this video/article are opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect the views of California Insider.
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