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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]If your kid got A's in both the quarters, she will not get an E in the semester exam even if she bombed it. Unless, of course she cheated to get the As in the first place.

And the Final Exam is a part of the grade that goes on the transcript.

What are you smoking?[/quote]

The final doesn't go on the transcript that goes to colleges

And you have to get a C or above on the final to get an A in the course, even if you got As in both quarters. [/quote]

The grades of two quarters (approximately 40% each, and the final exam approximately 20% - make up the full 100% of the final grade for the course.

The fact is that a good student who is getting As legitimately in both the quarters knows his material well enough that he can get an A or a B in the final exam without preparation.

Mainly because the final exam is not that difficult. So all the W kids who failed in the finals but had straight As in the quarters are cheaters as well as not very bright. [/quote]

Where are you getting that W kids are getting As in the quarters and failing the exams. First of all they are smart enough to know that they need a C or more to keep the A. To be fair that may not apply to the kids taking Algebra 1 in 9th grade because it's basically the remedial math group. My kid tutored in one of those classes and there was a high percentage of SPED kids with aides, and kids really struggling with math. I highly doubt they are getting As in the quarters to begin with, despite working hard. These are not kids trying to game the system, they are just trying to pass Algebra 1.[/quote]

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