{"id":1107577,"date":"2021-12-10T22:13:29","date_gmt":"2021-12-11T03:13:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1107577"},"modified":"2021-12-10T22:13:32","modified_gmt":"2021-12-11T03:13:32","slug":"california-schools-drop-d-and-f-grades-in-a-shift-to-competency-based-learning","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/california-schools-drop-d-and-f-grades-in-a-shift-to-competency-based-learning\/","title":{"rendered":"California Schools Drop \u2018D\u2019 and \u2018F\u2019 Grades in a Shift to \u2018Competency-Based\u2019 Learning\u00a0"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">26<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fcalifornia-schools-drop-d-and-f-grades-in-a-shift-to-competency-based-learning%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1107577&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><div><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/GettyImages-475315437-640x335-1.jpg\" class=\"ff-og-image-inserted\" \/><\/div>\n<p class=\"subheading\">Some of the largest school districts in California are dropping \u201cD\u201d and \u201cF\u201d grades, moving towards what they&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.kget.com\/news\/state-news\/large-california-school-districts-eliminate-d-and-f-grades\/\">call<\/a>&nbsp;\u201ccompetency-based\u201d learning.<\/p>\n<p>Oakland Unified, Sacramento City Unified, Santa Ana, Los Angeles, and other school districts across the state are limiting the use of \u201cD\u201d grades and phasing out \u201cFs\u201d entirely.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"D-ROS-B1\" class=\"a8d\"><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"M-ROS-B1\" class=\"a8d\"><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"gmxrevmore\" class=\"H\"><\/figure>\n<p>Instead of failing an assignment or exam, students now have the option to retake a test and have additional time to complete an assignment.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\" readability=\"7.0056818181818\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">High schoolers who fail a test or homework assignment can get a do-over or more time to complete the work. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/fy4nOewUSz\">https:\/\/t.co\/fy4nOewUSz<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 KGET 17 News (@KGETnews) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/KGETnews\/status\/1468724585164152835?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">December 8, 2021<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Proponents of the move hope it will encourage students to learn and not worry about the fear of a low grade pushing them off the pathway to university.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"M-ROS-B2\" class=\"a8d\"><\/figure>\n<p>Nidya Baez, assistant principal at an Oakland Unified high school,&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.kron4.com\/news\/bay-area\/why-some-california-school-districts-are-ditching-d-and-f-grades\/\">said<\/a>:<\/p>\n<blockquote readability=\"12\">\n<p>Our hope is that students begin to see school as a place of learning, where they can take risks and learn from mistakes, instead of a place of compliance. Right now, we have a system where we give a million points for a million pieces of paper that students turn in, without much attention to what they\u2019re actually learning.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Others also criticized the traditional grading method for its subjectivity and its psychological impact on school-aged children.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe\u2019re talking about people who are very young, and labeling them at such an early age as \u2018less than\u2019 or \u2018more than\u2019 can have significant psychological repercussions,\u201d&nbsp;said&nbsp;Patricia Russell, the head of an educational nonprofit that focuses on alternatives to grades. \u201cSome things in life are zero-sum games, but learning should not be.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Education reform advocates have pushed for a move towards \u201ccompetency-based\u201d learning for years, but the pandemic accelerated the shift. Educators view the move as a way to help students after nearly two years of virtual learning.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe need a system that gets beyond the institutional model and provides more meaningful feedback for students,\u201d&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.kron4.com\/news\/bay-area\/why-some-california-school-districts-are-ditching-d-and-f-grades\/\">said<\/a>&nbsp;Devin Vodicka, former superintendent of Vista Unified and chief executive of a nonprofit that helps districts shift to competency-based learning. \u201cThe future is going to require less focus on time and more focus on what we can do and contribute, and the quality of our performance. We need to prepare our students for this.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>However, some teachers oppose the change, arguing it is more harmful than helpful.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI will work with any student before or after school or even on the weekend to help them learn. However, I will never lie about their knowledge level,\u201d&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.kron4.com\/news\/bay-area\/why-some-california-school-districts-are-ditching-d-and-f-grades\/\">said<\/a>&nbsp;Debora Rinehart, a teacher at an Oakland school. \u201cNot reporting Ds and Fs is the equivalent of lying about a student\u2019s progress.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Some of the largest school districts in California are dropping \u201cD\u201d and \u201cF\u201d grades, moving towards what they\u00a0call\u00a0\u201ccompetency-based\u201d learning. 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