We live in Lewiston and currently have four children in school — two in the high school, one in elementary school and one child in college who graduated from LHS.

During the past couple of years, I have started to pay closer attention to the rubric grading happening in the school system. What is that? How is that relevant? Why does my child have an A in geometry and a score of 1.2 on a rubric grade?

Most recently, my oldest high school student came home with a rubric scoring sheet for an upcoming chemistry project. I added the numbers — 52 points went to the technology grade for video continuity, audio editing and lighting, to name just a few. The remainder of the points were not for science but organization, storyboard, etc. Very little chemistry involved. More than half the points on the project were not science related and were to be graded not by a technology teacher but by a science teacher.

Earlier this year, a project for a higher math class was completed with only one small math-related idea. Again, writing, technology — all graded by a math teacher. That does not make sense.

I have been told that, in the future, that will be the method of grading for all our students in grades K-12.

Anita Roundy, Lewiston