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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]With all of the opportunities given to students (retakes, no late penalties), are straight As meaningful anymore?  I have read when students spend hours on course work and other no time, but both end up with straight As.  My DD works hard and uses the retakes whenever possible.  A parent I know complains her DS does nothing and is getting mostly As.  How is a college supposed to figure out who's the best fit?  It seems like a GPA doesn't mean anything anymore.  Thoughts?[/quote]

I don't think they give retakes and late passes for hard classes at our high school. That's what went on in elementary mainly.[/quote]

It depends on the teacher in high school. Some teachers are strict, some are lenient, and as long as they explain their rules at the beginning of the year, students are fine with it. The problem is when you get the rare teacher who's just bad, and changes the rules at a whim, or never really clarifies the rules and changes their mind every week, depending on the student. It just happened to my junior with one of his AP classes. Pure torture all year. I may send an email to the Principal to remind this teacher they need clear rules. [/quote]

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