A to B and B to A = A

[Anonymous]

I read the grading policy, but can someone just confirm this for me?

My 9th grader had one B first MP, raised that one to an A second MP. But a different class A dropped to a B.

This means 4.0 UW for the semester?

[Anonymous]

Correct.

Class one:

Q1 A + Q2 B = A for the semester (4.0)

Class two:

Q1 B + Q2 A = A for the semester (4.0)

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Correct.

Class one:

Q1 A + Q2 B = A for the semester (4.0)

Class two:

Q1 B + Q2 A = A for the semester (4.0)

Thank you!

[Anonymous]

It is absurd to me that a kid with a 89.5 and an 80 can earn an A. My own child included.

[Anonymous]

That sounds like some Common Core math to me!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:It is absurd to me that a kid with a 89.5 and an 80 can earn an A. My own child included.

I agree. Crazy logic and it’s not mathematically sound.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:It is absurd to me that a kid with a 89.5 and an 80 can earn an A. My own child included.

OP here, and I agree. I assume that college admissions officers are in on the joke and weigh MCPS applicants accordingly.

I'm more interested in the message it sends to the kids themselves about trying hard and what success looks like. If my kid happens to pull all As in Q3 and tells me they are going to slack for straight Bs Q4, I'm not sure whether or not I would be OK with it.

[Anonymous]

The system used to be B to A = A, while A to B = B. Because of upward trend, or lack of effort. Is that more sensical?

IMO kids do a lot more work than we did in HS, and are a lot more stressed out about grades.

Let it be.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Correct.

Class one:

Q1 A + Q2 B = A for the semester (4.0)

Class two:

Q1 B + Q2 A = A for the semester (4.0)

A + B = 4 + 3 = 3.5 which is an A

[Anonymous]

I promise you, teachers hate this system, which was changed when final exams went away. A more meaningful process would be to average the quarter percentages (which would also be more pedagogically sound).

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:It is absurd to me that a kid with a 89.5 and an 80 can earn an A. My own child included.

I agree. Crazy logic and it’s not mathematically sound.

Not to mention an entire point boost from taking an honors course, which we all know is basically a non-remedial class

A Georgetown college advisor said MCPS doesn't separate the true top of the kids from the working to just pull out an A. And that is why parents go INSANE for extra curriculars and extras and top scores in testing. To set them apart from the 79.5 and 89.5 getting A students.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Correct.

Class one:

Q1 A + Q2 B = A for the semester (4.0)

Class two:

Q1 B + Q2 A = A for the semester (4.0)

A + B = 4 + 3 = 3.5 which is an A

Incorrect.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Correct.

Class one:

Q1 A + Q2 B = A for the semester (4.0)

Class two:

Q1 B + Q2 A = A for the semester (4.0)

A + B = 4 + 3 = 3.5 which is an A

You are using GPA #s. 3.5 is a solid B. 3.7 is an A-. So 3.5 is a B, actually.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:It is absurd to me that a kid with a 89.5 and an 80 can earn an A. My own child included.

I agree. Crazy logic and it’s not mathematically sound.

Not to mention an entire point boost from taking an honors course, which we all know is basically a non-remedial class

A Georgetown college advisor said MCPS doesn't separate the true top of the kids from the working to just pull out an A. And that is why parents go INSANE for extra curriculars and extras and top scores in testing. To set them apart from the 79.5 and 89.5 getting A students.

Yup. This is why test scores really do matter for MCPS kids.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:The system used to be B to A = A, while A to B = B. Because of upward trend, or lack of effort. Is that more sensical?

IMO kids do a lot more work than we did in HS, and are a lot more stressed out about grades.

Let it be.

I would say no, because this pretty much says "whether you get A or B in MP1 does not matter, because you need to always get A in MP2" and in such a system students will tend to relax in MP1.

I think the most sensible system is to not reset the grading at the end of MP1. Just continue the grading until the end of the semester. Family in midwest says that is what happens in their kids' schools.