disappointment with grades

[Anonymous]

I would be extremely proud of the A/A- grades, fine with the B but also encouraging of how it's pretty close to an A- so it wouldn't be terribly hard to improve that class to an A- next term, and not upset with the C but encouraging of finding a way to improve it.

[Anonymous]

Algebra 2 C+
English 11 A-
Psychology A-
Infosytems A
Physics B
Spanish A-
US History A

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Algebra 2 C+
English 11 A-
Psychology A-
Infosytems A
Physics B
Spanish A-
US History A

why teh big gap between physics and algebra 2?

[Anonymous]

totally depends on the kid. I wouldn't be pleased but I'd be more accepting of it with one of my children just because that child struggles more overall with school. I also have kids in both public and private schools and the standards are somewhat different. I value work and effort more than the actual grade. If one of my kids works hard and gets a B, then I'm ok with it. If that same child does NOT work hard and gets a B, then I'm not ok with it.

[Anonymous]

Were you surprised?

I ask because I'm pretty much never disappointed because if there is something taking him far from an A, we've been working at it for a while, and at that point, it is what it is.

[Anonymous]

And is the kid intending to go on further with math? Time for much more effort, and a professional if none of the adults in your house are equipped to help.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I think that is OK. Might not get you into Harvard, but JMU or possibly Va Tech are in play.

(My dd is looking at 5A's, 1 A-, 1 B+; four of them are honors courses (Alg II, History, English9, and Bio); the B+ is in Alg. II.

I wouldn't have thought those grades were as good as the schools you suggest, but what do I know?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I think that is OK. Might not get you into Harvard, but JMU or possibly Va Tech are in play.

(My dd is looking at 5A's, 1 A-, 1 B+; four of them are honors courses (Alg II, History, English9, and Bio); the B+ is in Alg. II.

I wouldn't have thought those grades were as good as the schools you suggest, but what do I know?

JMU IS A JOKE GPA BETWEEN 3.3-3.6
GMU 3.0-3.3
RARDFORD 2.5-2.9

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

show the student has not fully mastered the content of that course.

No, it means the student falls along the bell curve wherever the school has decided a B is
It means others have scored higher. It means nothing more. Without more information you do not know how many students have been permitted to receive A's. Could be only 10% of the number of students are granted A's. You don't know. It means nothing more.

+1.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I expect straight As, unless there are exceptional circumstances, like a language barrier or special needs. So the B and especially the C need to be addressed because they show the student has not fully mastered the content of that course. Instead of being disappointed, make sure your child understands where they went wrong and how they can have a stronger base moving forward.

+1. Cs and even mid to low Bs pretty much mean the kid doesn't comprehend a damn thing these days and it REALLY mailing it in. Grade inflation is INSANE.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

show the student has not fully mastered the content of that course.

No, it means the student falls along the bell curve wherever the school has decided a B is
It means others have scored higher. It means nothing more. Without more information you do not know how many students have been permitted to receive A's. Could be only 10% of the number of students are granted A's. You don't know. It means nothing more.

+1.

What the hell does the bell curve have to do with high school grades? You're both idiots.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Algebra 2 C+
English 11 A-
Psychology A-
Infosytems A
Physics B
Spanish A-
US History A

I'd be on the phone with a good tutor, twice a week to tackle science and math. Likely some SERIOUS gaps in the education, perhaps from previous years, i.e. algebra 1.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I think that is OK. Might not get you into Harvard, but JMU or possibly Va Tech are in play.

(My dd is looking at 5A's, 1 A-, 1 B+; four of them are honors courses (Alg II, History, English9, and Bio); the B+ is in Alg. II.

I wouldn't have thought those grades were as good as the schools you suggest, but what do I know?

Look at admissions stats. JMU would be fine

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Algebra 2 C+
English 11 A-
Psychology A-
Infosytems A
Physics B
Spanish A-
US History A

why teh big gap between physics and algebra 2?

No PP. Algebra 2 is a particularly hard class. I am a physicist, and am unable to help DD in algebra 2 -- I forgot how to do the manipulation required.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

show the student has not fully mastered the content of that course.

No, it means the student falls along the bell curve wherever the school has decided a B is
It means others have scored higher. It means nothing more. Without more information you do not know how many students have been permitted to receive A's. Could be only 10% of the number of students are granted A's. You don't know. It means nothing more.

+1.

What the hell does the bell curve have to do with high school grades? You're both idiots.

In my DD's classes, things are not curved.