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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Thus explains the pyramid system of BASIS.
Take almost everyone in 5th and 6th grade.  If the student is super bright, super fast and super hard working, then let them continue. For the rest, the majority, it all depends what they can bring to the school (FARMS, big bucks, excellent DC connections). Want certain students to leave the school ???? Punish them by giving them really bad grades.
How would you explain a student getting a high B in the CJ, but receiving a D in the report card only a couple weeks later because the B was a mistake ???
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There are many explanations:  What it in grading period 3 for 6th grade or higher?  The pre-comp counts for 50% of the GP3 grade.  Fail the pre-comp and you get a D even if your average would have been a high B.  Did the high B reflect only quizzes and homework assignments for the GP?  Failing the big test of the GP can also take your grade from a B to a D.

The secret to BASIS is studying hard for the tests.  They have a much bigger impact on the grade.  For example, homework counts for only 10% of the GP grade in math, while the tests count for 90%.  It's also essential that to raise test grades via mastery defense whenever possible.[/quote]

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