Letters to the Editor 2-8-18
Unforeseen consequences Dear ER: My husband and I went to public school so we thought it important our kids do the same. That’s one of the reasons why we moved to Hermosa Beach. After reading the story about inflating students grades, I am shocked (“MCHS Social Studies teachers enact easier grading scale,” ER Jan. 8, 2018). Not only does this new grading system promote mediocre work by offering an A grade for C work, but it punishes those kids who do work harder for better grades. This will also be detrimental to students trying to get into college because schools will reweight GPAs to reflect this ridiculous grading system. And, for those kids who are especially bright and deserve straight As, they will no longer be able to stand out as high performers and will be punished when they try to get into top schools. When our kids are in high school, we’ll be considering other schools that teach kids they need to work hard to do well in life. Alexa Levine Hermosa Beach Shared disfunction Dear ER: As my grandmother used to say, “Enough.” I have been Co-President at Pacific Elementary, Co-President of MBEF, TEDxManhattanBeach Curator and Producer, District Technology Chair, and now the…
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