Report Cards =)

Oh report cards! What can I say about report cards?! Well first off they do a great job of showing you a grade, but that’s all they really do. You add up all the scores and divide by the amount of tests taken and assign that number a letter grade equivalent and call it a day. In my opinion what is more important than the “final letter grade” is the overall improvement or progress the student has made since day one. Although the grade is what counts, its not all that counts. The child who has went from barely a D to a C+ or a B- is just as note worthy as the student who has maintained an A+ all year long. I don’t see the use of report cards becoming obsolete any time soon however, I do think that some new methods of grading need to be implemented!