tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2430112182493224146.post2537494858941690365..comments2023-11-03T01:07:50.102-07:00Comments on AJ's Clubhouse: ThanksgivingHarriethttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05180730302829554796noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2430112182493224146.post-41852786814795290412009-12-02T08:33:47.127-08:002009-12-02T08:33:47.127-08:00We get number grades on assignments (15 out of 15,...We get number grades on assignments (15 out of 15, for example) but there's a system for "skill mastered" "skill in progress" etc. at second grade. Third grade transitions to letter grades.<br /><br />I am deeply torn about public education right now. On the one hand, I deeply believe that special needs kids are best served by being in school, by having low student-teacher ratios and participating in the lives of "normal" kids. At the same time, that money could be spent on the arts, gifted programs, etc.<br /><br />Hoover tried to save the nation's economy by balancing the budget and look where that got him.<br /><br />Mrs PQVAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com