Should the UC System adopt a college admission model similar to the Texas College System?

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@roycroftmom

For those with access to the SF Chronicle, apparently the Palo Alto school system is trying to adopt a new system whereby grades reflect academic achievement ( yes, seriously).
The article says grades currently incorporate behavior, conduct, tardiness, helpfulness around the classroom-all sorts of unrelated things.
Yet another argument for standardized tests. Hard to believe anyone thinks grades are evidence of much anymore.

Your view on this emphasis on grading according to mastery of the material seems to have drastically evolved. Here are a few of your past comments on the topic from another thread . . .

@roycroftmom

One of my kids had one of her AP hs classes structured this way. She found many of her classmates had issues managing their time, and didn’t even begin to take the material seriously until after the first try on the test, when they would then address their deficits. On the positive side, there was absolutely no stress in the class due to unlimited opportunities to improve; on the negative side, it did not remotely prepare them for any actual college course, and I do not know how the class performed on the AP test.

@roycroftmom

But I am glad she learned to juggle actual hard deadlines and consequences in high school, as that has served her well in the subsequent decade. As always, YMMV