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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Is 98% an A or B at your HS?

At Madison HS it seems to be a B whereas at Langley HS it seems to an A as is traditional.[/quote]

I'm no fan of SBG, but you're being ridiculous.  At Madison, a 98% is absolutely an A.

Now when a B- gets rounded down to a C because only whole letter grades are on the rubric and the teacher/department won't round up (which DOES happen in some classes at Madison, but not others...yay for inconsistency), then I think there's an issue that needs addressing.[/quote]

You are not understanding what is happening. I wish it was ridiculous. An assessment last week (with three different skills tested) had 12 multiple choice questions for each skill. Missing 1 question was a B. Normally 11/12 is an A by percentage, but is at the teacher’s discretion what counts as an A. I imagine this  kind of grading flexibility happens at every school but it seems especially frustrating at Madison because it seems to change from test to test and class to class. Also, there is no 98 percent anywhere. Grades are 1-4. So an A is 3.8 and above. A- is 3.3 to 3.7. It is hard to get an A but easier to get an A-.[/quote]

DP - And this is a huge deal. If a kid is taking all honors classes, they don't get the GPA bump with the A-[/quote]

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