With new changes comes mixed feedback. The new KPUP grading system, introduced to De La Salle Zobel and all schools by order of the Department of Education, is getting many mixed reactions. Many complain that it is difficult to earn high card grades even if the assessment and seatwork scores they get are above average. Others dislike how even minimal mistakes and very occasional low scores can easily pull down one's final grade. Probably the biggest argument of all is about how now it is projects, no longer end-term examinations, that comprise 30% of the students' grades.
When you ask Sophomore-E students what they feel about KPUP, you'll probably get negative remarks. "Failing just one skill in a test can pull your whole grade down." "It's not fair that projects are 30% of our grade now." "I have no motivation since there are no more third term exam exemptions." It's honestly hard to disagree.
We all need to learn to accept change, but we can't deny that it is difficult. I do find it more difficult to get high grades now because of the new system, and I dislike how the project is such a crucial part of our grade. Probably what I find most difficult to accept is that exemptions no longer exist.
However, there isn't anything we can do but adjust. With time, I'm sure that everyone can, and that this change could bring about good results in the future.
-Selena Coronel
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