It was reported recently that certain school districts will be implementing a new grading method in the upcoming years. The new system: everyone will get A's!
The person in charge of designing the system, Ed O. Hair, stated, "We know that this is an alarming change for some people. People worry about things like progress, like knowing how to improve. Students will get private evaluations from their instructors, ones that no one else is allowed to look at, so they know what they need to work on . . . Overall, we're confident that this will lead to improvement." He looks forward to seeing the changes this inspires, in students, parents, and teachers.
One such change they predict is improved relations between these three groups. Parents will no longer have to scold their children for failing classes, friends feel no more resentment for grade differences, and students will not have to deal with teachers failing them. The expected change in attitude and conduct is expected to be seen within three months after the new system is implemented. "My girl wasn't going to graduate," said Anna D. Woods, mother of sixteen year old Julia. "She just has a hard time with doing work, you know? But now she can get her diploma when she's eighteen! I'm just so grateful." Many students will be feeling the same gratitude come the fall of 2013, when this is going to be put into action.
Teachers are excited for the upcoming change as well. "I used to spend hours pouring over papers to find every little error," Wayne N. O. Moore recalled. "But now I won't have to. They'll all recieve A's, and that will be a big help come final week." Teachers will get to take less time for grading in exchange for more time helping their kids or doing things they actually want to do. Even the students will have many extra hours for social and personal activities.
"We just want everyone to feel like a winner. Everyone should be able to feel good about themselves and their academic life," Ed O. Hair explained.
An official list of the school districts planning to participate has yet to be released. If you are concerned or wish to know more, contact your local school board.
Written by reporter Edward Sillyhands.
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