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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Yes, having third kid in HS now, the new grading system is definitely affecting GPA. It used to be that quizzes, class work and small projects could bring your grade up. Now they have a marginal effect. It is hard to compare as one kid was in during the Covid years where leniency was on overload. Middle kid HS experience was when they transition away from the Covid leniency and things became “normal”. The 70:30 split now(third kid had 1year of old grading system ) has been a bit rough. Studying habits are good, never an issue. And they are doing fine just more B/B+ than A’s. They sometimes just fall on the cusp and not in favor of the A but so close. It will be interesting to see how our 4th child does.  Arlington mixed the 70:30 after only one semester. [/quote]

Speaking of Arlington, the max you can get on a retake is 80%. So if you were hoping for an A, you are out of luck unless you get it the first time around. Most of my kid’s teachers still count summatives much more heavily than formatives (I’d say at least 70/30), so an 80% on one test pretty much means no chance of an A that quarter. [/quote]

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