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[quote=Anonymous]OP, grades apply to the classes in question. If I'm in remedial reading and you're in AP English, and we both get As, that's because I mastered all the material presented in remedial reading as assigned and you mastered all the material presented in AP English as assigned.

Is there a qualitative difference in what that material is? Yes, of course. Do colleges notice the difference between remedial reading and AP English on a transcript? Yes, but not because of the letter grade that a student received in those courses.

As for "only teaching 50-60% of the material" I think that that makes sense. If a class needs 100% of the time to master 50% of the material, I would rather them spend the time they need for mastery rather than rush through to the "finish line" and have many students not understand the material. That kind of thing is no better than social promotion in my opinion and creates a climate where students who don't learn at the "pace" set for the classroom that is not responsive to the class's needs will hate learning in the future.[/quote]

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