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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Totally. Any kid who gets a B is certainly struggling. I mean B basically is a failure, right?[/quote]

Well, multiple B's won't get you into a decent college. DD hasn't received any but just started 5th grade and we're wondering what to expect.[/quote]

Multiple B’s won’t get you into a DECENT college?

You people are seriously sick. This is not healthy or normal in any way, shape or form. [/quote]

What, planning ahead? Multiple Bs in high school won't even get kids into the program I went to these days. And if they can't manage As in elementary school...[/quote]

Not how that works. I got B's in elementary school and still got A's in high school, undergrad and law school. [/quote]

But the work gets harder. That doesn't make any sense.[/quote]

Dp. A grade is only a proxy for understanding the materials. A grade is given based on a child's performance according to a grading rubric. A child therefore can master the material and still get a B if the child does not meet the standards the teacher set by the teacher, e.g. the above poster's example of showing one's work.

Alternatively, a child could master the material late (maturity issues, difficulty understanding a particular teacher, needs a different approach, missed lessons, etc) and still go on to do well in higher grades, where the grades matter more and there's more freedom for a child to learn on their own.[/quote]

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