Project Based Grading Scale

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Many schools are going out of traditions eye and turning to a project based grading scale. Schools have operated on the traditional points grading scale for years. According to Paul Dane a educational professor, many students lose focus on project based learning. Many students are often finding themselves getting lost in one project, which means they need many things to work on. Parents are also constantly looking at their online apps seeing what their child is doing in school. Having a typical grading scale allows students to stay focused on the class, helps parents know exactly what their child is working on, and helps teachers and schools be organized and uniform throughout districts. First of all, having a standard grading scale allows students to stay focused on their …show more content…

Parents help their child, and often get frustrated if they do not know what assignments are what. Having a certain grade scale shows parents which projects are due and what time. This also allows for applications to be used by parents. Theses applications allows for uniformity throughout school districts. Which makes all schools run efficiently. Third of all, have you ever been confused on how many points a quiz, or test is worth? With a uniform grading scale this is vertically impossible to happen. If counties are all the same on their grade scale you will never be confused, or disorganized. This makes teachers lives more convenient and easy as well. When things are uniform everything runs more smoothly. This grading scale makes school districts operate smoothly and efficiently. One may argue, that project based learning is more beneficial to the student by allowing them to explore deep into a topic. However the convenience and efficiency of the traditional scale is greater. I agree the project would be interesting, but schools are meant for learning. Students stay more on track when using a grading

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