In this session we will discuss how to get rid of the element of surprise when scholars find out they are failing. We will identify how to effectively communicate: 1) What a grade is. We will define the word "grade" in the context of Democracy Prep. 2) What the grade means. We will figure out a way to explain what the number value of each grade means within Democracy Prep and the greater academic world. 3) How the value of the grade gets distributed at the trimester and annual level. We will figure out how to explain the meaning behind each trimester grade and how that factors into their overall yearly grade for every class. This is the time in which we will mathematically break-down each trimester clearly so that the weight of each trimester can be understood by scholars. Furthermore, this will be a time in which you will brainstorm with like-minded individuals to come up with a way to build this type of conversation and ways to measure scholar progress into the daily culture at Democracy Prep.
