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Using numbers vs. A, B, C, D

The following is a series of statements sent to me and my responses to them.

STATEMENT:
I’m an elementary character education/physical education teacher and I wanted to share somewhat of a different twist on your system. My biggest struggle was using the letters A, B, C, and D as it is so ingrained in our students that A is “best” and D is “worst.”

RESPONSE:
The “difficulty” is with perception. There have been numerous posts by people who originally were apprehensive but found that STUDENTS OF ALL AGES had no difficulty understanding the concepts and did not confuse a grading system with the Levels of Development.

Letters and vocabulary are always used in context. For example, when do … >>>

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