Last week, the news was all abuzz with reports that the districts of Surrey and Maple Ridge were piloting new forms of reporting to parents about their child's progress in school - specifically, elementary schools and soon some secondary schools, will be using methods, other than letter grades to share student progress. We discussed this in class last week and we have been discussing this off and on all year as I use a portfolio method of assessment whereby students receive various forms of feedback and few, if any numerical scores or letter grades, to help students improve their learning. Our new superintendent, Mr Jordan Tinney, wrote a post to further explain the rationale behind the shift and to address questions raised by students, parents, and the community at large.
Mr Tinney's Post: What do letter grades really mean?
Change is difficult and messy but sometimes necessary to move forward. Hopefully, Mr. Tinney's post will help to spark or add to the conversation with your parents, peers and teachers.
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