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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I find it hard to believe that 40% of students at any MCPS high school have a 4.5 or above weighted GPA, and I graduated from Whitman 15 years ago. [b]Unless grade inflation has become so significant that GPAs have drastically risen[/b], I can't see any other way that is feasible, especially considering the poorer work ethic many high schoolers have today compared to 15 years ago. [/quote]

It has:

Students were all failing final exams so they were completely taken away about 5 years ago - that has boosted final grades
Students have a grade block system and round-ups that mean that a 79.5 and an 89.5 = A for the semester 
Honors and AP courses are 1.0 boosted GPA (most school districts give 0.5 boost to honors)

It's the most inflated grading system in the country and the top performers can get screwed by kids who pull an 89.5 Q1 and do the minimum to get to 79.5 Q2 for the same A.  The county actually teaches them poor work ethic.  
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That semester exam grade game wasn’t new when they got rid of exams. When I was in HS in MCPS starting in 1999 I learned to play the game quickly and only studied for the classes where the semester exam would actually make a difference. If students earned high enough grades in both quarters, the semester exam wouldn’t matter, so why put in the effort to try in all classes as opposed to just the classes you were borderline in. I will say having semester exams prepared me to study large chunks of information which helped me in college. The students in my classes have zero long term memory.

Final exams were eliminated in 2015.

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And they were failing exams on purpose. For example, the kids knew they could get a 54 on the final and still get an A.  The smart kids were using the rubric to their advantage[/quote][/quote]

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