Did BC Need to End Letter Grades on Report Cards? | The Tyee
Did BC Need to End Letter Grades on Report Cards? | The Tyee
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The Tyee dives into the debate about whether the new model is a necessity or a nuisance.
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“Percentage grades make it possible to differentiate between good work and excellent work more precisely than vague descriptors such as ‘emerging’ and ‘developing,”
This is a dumb take. No one in grade k-9 needs more specificity than the four labels coupled with teacher input. I suspect the people who are against this change are simply against change.
I mean, I've been on percentages for pretty much my entire life. It's worked out just fine.
I honestly though letter grades were an American thing