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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I hear what you’re saying, but a 50 is still a failing grade. If a kid does 2 assignments and earns an A on the first and an E on the second, I think it makes sense that it averages to a C, which only happens in this scenario. (95 + 0 /2= E vs 95 + 50/2 = C).

I question the semester grades more. My DD only wants to work hard for the 1st and 3rd quarters because once she has earned an A, she can relax for the 2nd and 4th quarters. I hate that![/quote]

When I was in public high school (different State) our grade ranges were

A 94-100
B 85-93
C 77-84
D 68-76
F 67 or lower

We not only got zeros for work that wasn’t turned in or had zero correct answers, but if you got one wrong answer on a test with 12 questions, you got a B, even if you showed mastery of the material. There were no retakes, but teachers could offer extra credit questions or projects. Furthermore, the trend in your quarterly grades influenced your semester grade. If you had an A in 1st quarter and a B in 2nd quarter, your semester grade was a B. But if you earned a B in 3rd quarter and then an A in 4th quarter, your semester grade was an A. One kid could earn 2 A’s and 2 B’s during the year in a given class and end up with a final grade of B, while another student in the same class could earn those same grades in a different sequence and have a final grade of A.

I was okay with rampant grade inflation during the pandemic because it was all such a struggle and students (and teachers!) needed flexibility to hang in there, but it does seem as though grades don’t necessarily reflect performance in general.

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I do not understand why there should be a quarter grade in the first place which then gets averaged somehow to arrive at a semester grade. It is unfair if  (A in the first quarter and B in the second quarter) leads to a semester grade of B; but if it leads to a semester grade of A, it results in grade inflation and students blowing off the second quarter.

I have family in the midwest, and their HS kid does not get letter grades on a quarterly basis. They get letter grades only at the end of the semester. [/quote]

Quarter grades are fine and not the issue.  This isn’t grade inflation. It’s socially passing which harms a child.  Grade inflation are things like calling everything honors and giving higher marks than deserved.  [/quote]

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