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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]My kid got his first C (low B in Q1 and mid C in Q2 - would've been a B under the old system) - plus 1 B and 5 As. These grades a more accurate reflection of his work, but it seems unfair for this to happen junior year, even with the letter MCPS will send with transcripts explaining the change. I also have a 9th grader and have no issues with the new grading system overall. [/quote]

Teacher here. A C in a MCPS course is pretty bad. It means your kid doesn’t know the content. It is not hard to earn a C. Either your kid is not understanding the content even at a basic level or your kid has bad executive functioning and is not turning in assignments. Does your kid ever go to office hours for extra support? [/quote]

My kid got a C and got a 5 on the AP, so he clearly knew the content.  He had one exam he missed because he was out sick.  The teacher offered one opportunity for makeup which was a couple days after he returned, during lunch.  He got mixed up on his days and went to buy himself lunch (hungry) so forgot to go in for the makeup and got a zero on the exam—no second chance.  I never know who these teachers are that just float kids along — my kids get all the strict ones! [/quote]

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