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[–] [email protected] 9 points 1 year ago (1 children)

“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.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I mean, I've been on percentages for pretty much my entire life. It's worked out just fine.

[–] GreasyTengu 2 points 1 year ago

I honestly though letter grades were an American thing