Grades are racist or something.
So, school districts are rethinking the idea of grading altogether. Perhaps nobody should get A’s, D’s, or F’s.
Everybody is average, and average is all right with them.
Dublin Unified School District (east of the Bay Area) is dropping the traditional grading system in favor of “Equity Grading,” and it looks like they are at the forefront of a trend. The idea is to get kids to quit focusing on grades and make everybody feel better about themselves.
Hrihaan Bhutani is already thinking about college. The Dublin High freshman is taking four Advanced Placement classes next year and has crammed his schedule with extracurricular activities to better his chances of getting into an Ivy League school.
But a change at the high school designed to get students less focused on grades has done the opposite. Suddenly, in some classes, A’s are almost…
