seventh grader A student got a B in the final exam
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Anonymous
As parent of a high schooler with middle school grades pulling down his GPA, I can tell you that you thought wrong. |
Anonymous
| Agree PP. My sons C in 7th grade Spanish is definitely included. I don't think it will kill his chances for success in life though. |
Anonymous
| The issue is that an advanced student getting a B grade in 6th or 7th grade in Algebra, or Spanish 1 or French 1 then later takes the harder and more advanced classes in high school like Calculus or Spanish 4 or French 4 and if they get an A in those much harder classes they are being penalized when those middle school B grades are counted in their high school average with the harder classes. |
Anonymous
Well put. That capsulizes the issue nicely. |
Anonymous
OP here, Thanks ! you very nicely articulated the issue that I could not do in my post |
Anonymous
| MCPS has a stupid system. They shouldn't accelerate every kid and they shouldn't count those grades in their high school average. |