My children's middle school would put a kid in in-school suspension for revealing/discussing any standardized test scores. In the main hall they had a huge display board with all-time and current longest/fastest/highest athletic achievements by students.
Nice.
My son got a "C" in reading in 1st grade. At a parent-teacher conference, I asked how that was possible.
Turns out that every day, they were to read a passage in class, then color a picture about the passage afterwards. They got an "A" if they used 4 colors, a "B" for 3 colors, a "C" for 2 or less colors. He used two colors. I had to ask:
"Does he know that if he uses 4 colors, he gets an A"?
"Yes. He does."
Hmmm ... something is not right. I asked further:
"What do they do after they're done reading?"
"They're allowed to take any book out of the library and read quietly. Your son is coloring in 2 colors so he can finish quickly. It's his goal to read every book in the library, and he's almost done that."
"And you're giving him a 'C' in reading?"
"Well, he has to learn to follow directions."
