Some educators and experts think no-zero grading — and a broader push to avoid giving F’s — is one reason why CPS has experienced two seemingly conflicting trends since the pandemic: High absenteeism among high school students and increasing graduation rates.
A smaller class size will result in a higher graduation rate of kids that can’t anything academically at their grade level. The CPS forgets that many from days gone by are, unlike the current crop, smart enough to figure that out.
Steve H
1 year ago
Re-enforcing to high schoolers that there are zero consequences to mediocre work, what could go wrong? Watch now for CPS President Gates to accuse Richard’s principal of being racist because she’s white and making high school graduation more difficult for her mostly POC students!
A largely unasked question is becoming glaring: Is Illinois doing all it should to use artificial intelligence to make government cost less and work better? So far, the evidence says no.
A smaller class size will result in a higher graduation rate of kids that can’t anything academically at their grade level. The CPS forgets that many from days gone by are, unlike the current crop, smart enough to figure that out.
Re-enforcing to high schoolers that there are zero consequences to mediocre work, what could go wrong? Watch now for CPS President Gates to accuse Richard’s principal of being racist because she’s white and making high school graduation more difficult for her mostly POC students!