It certainly would reduce the number of "F" grades. And as a side-benefit, who ever heard of a teacher getting yelled at for giving too many "A"s?
I wouldn't like it very much. It means that we're teaching to the lowest common denominator, rather than demanding that the bar be raised.
I'm with Fred. If the idea is that we are to be challenging students to do their best, to become critical thinkers, then how does lowering the bar help them achieve the academic goals that NCLB, standards, the district, our consciences, demand?
Yes, we'd be lauded for our great grades, but how many of us have students who were passed through classes and can't read?
Lowering standards tells our students that we do not think they are capable of any better. Why should they rise to mediocrity?
Commenting by HaloScan
