APS Grading scale - not SBG

[Anonymous]

Tried to do a search but no luck.

APS website says 80-89 is a B, and 90 and above is an A. With two days left in the quarter my 7th grader has an 89.6% in one class. Does anyone know if they round up when something is on the cusp between two letter grades? He has worked incredibly hard and I know will be crushed if he misses an A by .4%.

First world problem, but someone likely knows the answer.

[Anonymous]

Depends on the teacher, but I wouldn’t count on it. 89.6% isn’t 90%.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Depends on the teacher, but I wouldn’t count on it. 89.6% isn’t 90%.

Technically 89.6% does round to 90%. If they wanted 89.6% to be a B they should have said that As have to be at or above 90.0% instead of saying they have to be at or above 90%. That said, I have no idea what the school/teacher will actually do.

[Anonymous]

What does it say in parentvue (a or b)? That’ll probably be accurate

[Anonymous]

APS teacher here - yes, that rounds up to a 90

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Depends on the teacher, but I wouldn’t count on it. 89.6% isn’t 90%.

Technically 89.6% does round to 90%. If they wanted 89.6% to be a B they should have said that As have to be at or above 90.0% instead of saying they have to be at or above 90%. That said, I have no idea what the school/teacher will actually do.

Yes, it would round to 90%, but that assumes the teacher will round it up and not leave it as it is. Again, 89.6% is not 90%.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Depends on the teacher, but I wouldn’t count on it. 89.6% isn’t 90%.

Technically 89.6% does round to 90%. If they wanted 89.6% to be a B they should have said that As have to be at or above 90.0% instead of saying they have to be at or above 90%. That said, I have no idea what the school/teacher will actually do.

Yes, it would round to 90%, but that assumes the teacher will round it up and not leave it as it is. Again, 89.6% is not 90%.

89.6% rounded to whole numbers is 90%. it is not 90.0% but it is most definitely 90%. If the teacher needs to input 90% or 89%, then the teacher should input 90%.

[Anonymous]

I’m a teacher. 89.6 is an “A”. They cut it close, huh?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I’m a teacher. 89.6 is an “A”. They cut it close, huh?

Op, and he sure did but not for lack of effort. Intensified algebra. Compared to last year’s everyone gets an A approach in APS, he genuinely has worked so hard to earn this even if it’s barely there.

[Anonymous]

Also a teacher. I don’t round up.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Also a teacher. I don’t round up.

That's ridiculous.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Also a teacher. I don’t round up.

That's ridiculous.

Why?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Also a teacher. I don’t round up.

That's ridiculous.

Why?

Because whole numbers are grades. Rounding is taught in early elementary school for a reason. It's used everywhere! So, for a teacher not to follow the same protocols used everywhere else numbers come into play is ridiculous.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Also a teacher. I don’t round up.

That's ridiculous.

Why?

Because whole numbers are grades. Rounding is taught in early elementary school for a reason. It's used everywhere! So, for a teacher not to follow the same protocols used everywhere else numbers come into play is ridiculous.

Yeah I hope you aren't a math teacher! Not rounding 89.6 to 90 reflects a poor understanding of basic math.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Also a teacher. I don’t round up.

That's ridiculous.

Why?

Because whole numbers are grades. Rounding is taught in early elementary school for a reason. It's used everywhere! So, for a teacher not to follow the same protocols used everywhere else numbers come into play is ridiculous.

Yeah I hope you aren't a math teacher! Not rounding 89.6 to 90 reflects a poor understanding of basic math.

Some round up. Some don't. There is no requirement to round. There is no "protocol." Sorry that you don't like it. Go complain to my boss. See how far that gets you. Or just keep whining anonymously if that makes you feel better.