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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]A 50 is an F[/quote]

Yup. But the grade is recoverable.   Why put a struggling student into situation from which he cannot recover?  Why would they even try if they know there is no hope of passing the class?  I think the policy is a good one.  [/quote]

Because when they "graduate", that 50 percent policy instantly converts to 0 percent policy with real life consequences.[/quote]

These kids aren't stupid.  The idea that getting a 50% on a chemistry exam when they actually earned a 30% is somehow going to create adults who can't figure out how to be productive members of society is rather short sighted.

High school isn't "real life".  It's a bubble we've artificially created where students learn random things that have no purpose in most of their futures.  [b]If you want kids to care and show up and participate fully, then we need to allow them to study things they are interested in instead of forcing every student to take algebra 2, biology, and literature at age 16[/b].[/quote]

Exactly. Those who fail to see these are detached from reality of schools in this current state of affairs. They are too idealistic, or maybe they've only ever stepped foot inside Oakton and Langley. The majority of students need lifestyle learning like communication, family sciences, and personal finance along with trade skills.[/quote]

Great the old, there is no reason to educate the lower classes approach. [/quote]

NP - No, but as an actual person who is in  the trenches every day a kid who isn't coming to school and is failing to turn in numerous assignments is going to get zero life benefit from sitting in detention memorizing trig identities.  All it is going to teach that kid (wealthy or poor, 1st generation immigrant or long time Fairfax elite) is that school is stupid.  "When am I ever going to use this?" shouldn't be a question because we should be teaching relevant material to these kids--and sorry, law of cosines isn't relevant to the majority of kids.[/quote]

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