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[quote=Anonymous]My US student also has been in the position of receiving “surprise” grades at the end of the semester.  Based upon assignments returned during the first half of the semester, our child statistically had an A.  At the parent-teacher conferences, the teachers would rave about how well our child was doing.  Then, no assignments, or very few, would be returned for the rest of the semester, and our child would mysteriously end up with an A- grade.  Did he bomb a test or assignment?  Probably not because he was doing so well before and put in the same amount of effort, etc.  If he had been getting assignments back consistently, he could have addressed any weak areas, gotten a tutor, etc.  instead, it is just a mysterious disappointment at the end.  Some students are wondering if there might be grading quotas, i.e. only four kids can get an A, etc.  and that could account for this.  I truly don’t think it is sour grapes or slacking off on my child’s part.  And these mystery grades have occurred with his friends as well.  [/quote]

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