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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Seems like every kid here is a high stats kid. Grade inflation?  Noticed at in Montgomery county public schools the grading system is so generous. There are no pluses or minuses. So if kid gets a 90 it is an A… not A-  also if kid gets A for quarter 1 and a B for quarter 2, the semester grade is an A. Grade inflation!!!

Technically if you get 89.5 and 79.5, equates to an A.  Hmmmmm[/quote]

Oh wow, I thought MCPS was just like DCPS but apparently not. We do have the rounding factor, but also +/- grades. [/quote]

Yes, MCPS really lost the plot. It is fairly easy to get the As. Just by being strategic with the quarter grades. Turn a first quarter B into an A second quarter and it's an A for the semester.

But it doesn't make things easier for the high performing MCPS students. They are overloading on APs and being strategic with how they use their time. It is pretty common to roll with 3 Bs and 4 As one quarter. And then switch it the next. The Bs become As. And the semester grades are straight As.

It makes it so much more difficult for bright kids to differentiate themselves. They're all getting straight As. But they are slamming for those grades because they are taking a gazillion APs. Multivariable is going to be Multivariable everywhere. But it also denies them the opportunity to really settle into a passion topic and have some space to be challenged and linger on a topic. Time management is everything with these kids.

It's not good. I wish MCPS would change. They are not doing anyone any favors. [/quote]

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