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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]My oldest kid is a freshman at a public high school and is in honors (not AP) algebra II class. His teacher is really hard and because it is an honors class puts questions on the exam that require applying the math they have learned in new ways with questions that go beyond what they have done in class or for homework. During the year, the saving grace is that the teacher has been fairly generous with partial credit (even so a lot of students who are generally straight A students get their only Bs with this teacher).

For the final, because the grades are due just a few days after the exam, the teachers said he is not giving any partial credit. Calculators are not allowed on the test and it is usually hard for students to finish the teacher's tests in the allotted time so there is not a lot of time to check work. Apparently in past years the highest grade on the exam was an 85%.

Is no partial credit for a math final with no calculators common? I'm fine with no calculators, but no partial credit for a challenging test where students will be short on time seems like a lot. I am not really asking for advice - just wondering if I am crazy to think that this seems too tough? It also seems crazy that teachers have almost no time to grade exams.[/quote]
Send them a gift card and thank you note.[/quote]

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