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Originally Posted by Manhattanboy
Wonder what Alberta teachers think of the new rules for public elementary schools in BC. Students will no longer get letter grades:
“It’s definitely time for a change (as) letter grades were a vestige of industrial society,” Brar told Global News.
“It’s a strength-based perspective where everyone is on the spectrum.”
The change has garnered a lot of attention online, with parents reacting to the news that only students in grades 10, 11 and 12 will receive letter grades and percentages.
Instead of letter grades, students will be assessed as “emerging, developing, proficient and extending.”
I challenge anyone to explain the difference between emerging and developing.
And extending? What the hell?
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Pretty sure we already have that - my wife is a junior high teacher in the CBE and I'm fairly certain it's a 1-4 scale here. 1 is below grade level, 2 is sometimes meeting grade level, 3 is consistently at grade level and 4 is above.