The WAB Podcast: Did Grade 6 Really Go Gradeless?
On today's episode of The WAB Podcast, we discuss a topic that is getting a lot of attention at WAB: Grade 6 is replacing traditional numerical grades with qualitative reporting focused on descriptors.
WAB's Grade 6 Level Leader and our Middle School Principal join us for a conversation about the purpose of assessments as motivators for student learning, why descriptive reports are more valuable, and address questions they have been hearing among the parent community.
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