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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]My DS is in HS in Arlington. She's had all As and a B+ each of her high school years. Going into 12th grade next year. This is the case for most people we know. If all HS students in Arlington even in the highest level classes are getting those grades, do they even matter for college admissions?[/quote] Yes, because APS is filled with high-achieving students. It's not like grades are supposed to be a bell curve. Or were you under some impression that was the goal? [/quote] There is ample documentation about grade inflation in public schools generally and specifically here in the DMV. I find it extremely troubling and don’t think it appropriately prepares kids for college — especially high achieving ones — and, more importantly, life. To believe that you aren’t “good” either as a person or in a subject if you don’t get an A because you’ve always gotten As is not a healthy way to approach academics or your life. It also directly harms the kids who arent able to distinguish themselves due to the mass numbers of As given. I think if you lookup the harms of mass grade inflation in the dmv today, most educational academics do not view it as a “good thing” as you have described it. [/quote]
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