Is St. Albans Grading Fair? I Heard NCS Isn't.

[Anonymous]

I heard that NCS grading is brutal. Is St. Albans grading fair for the boys? Are there teachers at STA that refuse to give A's or only give one A for the entire English/history department?

[Anonymous]

This hasn't been our experience at STA.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I heard that NCS grading is brutal. Is St. Albans grading fair for the boys? Are there teachers at STA that refuse to give A's or only give one A for the entire English/history department?

A lot of what you hear on here about NCS is overblown, just like everything else on this board. That said, I think most at STA would agree that the grading is fair. And you don’t hear the type of chatter about intentional grade deflation with STA that you hear about NCS. Most complaints tend to be about the volume and rigor of the school work, the late nights of studying after a full day of sports, etc. but you get out of it what you put in.

[Anonymous]

Overall, STA seems to be better run than NCS.

[Anonymous]

The grading at NCS US can be very tough, my daughter just had a writing assignment where the grade was capped at 90. You could not get a higher grade, period. Also grading is very teacher dependent and some teachers definitely have reputations for being very harsh graders.
Both schools are hard. If you have kids at both, seems like STA comes out ahead in terms of admin and day to day operations.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:The grading at NCS US can be very tough, my daughter just had a writing assignment where the grade was capped at 90. You could not get a higher grade, period. Also grading is very teacher dependent and some teachers definitely have reputations for being very harsh graders.
Both schools are hard. If you have kids at both, seems like STA comes out ahead in terms of admin and day to day operations.

My daughter is at NCS and I have never heard of this happening. What class and grade? I have a hard time believing this.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:The grading at NCS US can be very tough, my daughter just had a writing assignment where the grade was capped at 90. You could not get a higher grade, period. Also grading is very teacher dependent and some teachers definitely have reputations for being very harsh graders.
Both schools are hard. If you have kids at both, seems like STA comes out ahead in terms of admin and day to day operations.

My daughter is at NCS and I have never heard of this happening. What class and grade? I have a hard time believing this.

+1 don’t believe this and never heard of this and if it’s true you should call the HOS today because it is not fair. Still don’t believe this to be true.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I heard that NCS grading is brutal. Is St. Albans grading fair for the boys? Are there teachers at STA that refuse to give A's or only give one A for the entire English/history department?

My STA kids all got As in their NCS English classes. Not sure what the fuss is about.

[Anonymous]

STA seems to be a rare gem in so many ways.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:The grading at NCS US can be very tough, my daughter just had a writing assignment where the grade was capped at 90. You could not get a higher grade, period. Also grading is very teacher dependent and some teachers definitely have reputations for being very harsh graders.
Both schools are hard. If you have kids at both, seems like STA comes out ahead in terms of admin and day to day operations.

My daughter is at NCS and I have never heard of this happening. What class and grade? I have a hard time believing this.

in such a small school, i’m not going to out myself or my daughter. i’m not lying and we will be discussing with school. my daughter was not the only student who was told this and so i tend to believe multiple girls on this one. maybe there is a further explanation but on its face it’s crazy.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:The grading at NCS US can be very tough, my daughter just had a writing assignment where the grade was capped at 90. You could not get a higher grade, period. Also grading is very teacher dependent and some teachers definitely have reputations for being very harsh graders.
Both schools are hard. If you have kids at both, seems like STA comes out ahead in terms of admin and day to day operations.

My daughter is at NCS and I have never heard of this happening. What class and grade? I have a hard time believing this.

in such a small school, i’m not going to out myself or my daughter. i’m not lying and we will be discussing with school. my daughter was not the only student who was told this and so i tend to believe multiple girls on this one. maybe there is a further explanation but on its face it’s crazy.

Contact the head of school for academics (who is also the middle school head). This is her domain and she is lovely and smart and one of the bright spots in the school. She needs to know this is going on in the class.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:The grading at NCS US can be very tough, my daughter just had a writing assignment where the grade was capped at 90. You could not get a higher grade, period. Also grading is very teacher dependent and some teachers definitely have reputations for being very harsh graders.
Both schools are hard. If you have kids at both, seems like STA comes out ahead in terms of admin and day to day operations.

My daughter is at NCS and I have never heard of this happening. What class and grade? I have a hard time believing this.

in such a small school, i’m not going to out myself or my daughter. i’m not lying and we will be discussing with school. my daughter was not the only student who was told this and so i tend to believe multiple girls on this one. maybe there is a further explanation but on its face it’s crazy.

Contact the head of school for academics (who is also the middle school head). This is her domain and she is lovely and smart and one of the bright spots in the school. She needs to know this is going on in the class.

PP here, yes she is the best administrator at the school in my opinion. MS at NCS is well run. she is def on my short list of people to speak to. thanks.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:The grading at NCS US can be very tough, my daughter just had a writing assignment where the grade was capped at 90. You could not get a higher grade, period. Also grading is very teacher dependent and some teachers definitely have reputations for being very harsh graders.
Both schools are hard. If you have kids at both, seems like STA comes out ahead in terms of admin and day to day operations.

My daughter is at NCS and I have never heard of this happening. What class and grade? I have a hard time believing this.

in such a small school, i’m not going to out myself or my daughter. i’m not lying and we will be discussing with school. my daughter was not the only student who was told this and so i tend to believe multiple girls on this one. maybe there is a further explanation but on its face it’s crazy.

Why are you always posting negative things about your daughter’s school? You seem like the type of parent that is not going to be happy it any school. You don’t seem to miss any opportunity to post negative things about your daughter’s school.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:The grading at NCS US can be very tough, my daughter just had a writing assignment where the grade was capped at 90. You could not get a higher grade, period. Also grading is very teacher dependent and some teachers definitely have reputations for being very harsh graders.
Both schools are hard. If you have kids at both, seems like STA comes out ahead in terms of admin and day to day operations.

My daughter is at NCS and I have never heard of this happening. What class and grade? I have a hard time believing this.

in such a small school, i’m not going to out myself or my daughter. i’m not lying and we will be discussing with school. my daughter was not the only student who was told this and so i tend to believe multiple girls on this one. maybe there is a further explanation but on its face it’s crazy.

Why are you always posting negative things about your daughter’s school? You seem like the type of parent that is not going to be happy it any school. You don’t seem to miss any opportunity to post negative things about your daughter’s school.

Different poster here. Go away.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:The grading at NCS US can be very tough, my daughter just had a writing assignment where the grade was capped at 90. You could not get a higher grade, period. Also grading is very teacher dependent and some teachers definitely have reputations for being very harsh graders.
Both schools are hard. If you have kids at both, seems like STA comes out ahead in terms of admin and day to day operations.

My daughter is at NCS and I have never heard of this happening. What class and grade? I have a hard time believing this.

in such a small school, i’m not going to out myself or my daughter. i’m not lying and we will be discussing with school. my daughter was not the only student who was told this and so i tend to believe multiple girls on this one. maybe there is a further explanation but on its face it’s crazy.

I think you are not getting the full truth and it seems to be a pattern. I’ve had two daughters go through Ncs and I never heard of a teacher saying they couldn’t get above a 90. Maybe kids are not getting above 90s but I’ve never heard of a teacher actually saying that. I think you need to get the facts straight before you start posting things that no one else seems to have experienced.