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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]The finalized updated to the regulation has been published and is effective 8/26/25.[/quote]

And they didn't address the rounding question. So, probably a semester average of 89.5 will still round up to an A.[/quote]

It probably depends on the teacher. One class my kid got a 89.7 and it as still a B.  Zero consistency.[/quote]

The only way that’s possible is that the teacher overrode it. Synergy automatically rounds up. [/quote]

DP.  That sounds about right.  There's a bitter teacher or two out there.[/quote]

As a teacher, by the time I get to a final percentage, I have given so many opportunities for work to improve (test corrections, re-writes, etc.) that I feel no obligation to "round up."  That doesn't make me bitter, it makes me someone who wants grades to reflect reality.  [/quote]

That's great you do, but you realize not all teachers do that, and that's what is unfair, as some teachers' grading is horrible, while others are more flexible.  This teacher only gave about 10 assignments per semester each worth 10 points and they'd always mark something down so it was impossible to get more than a 9/10 and the teacher missed a lot of days so others were grading who were even more inconsistent.  There were no test corrections, rewrites, nothing.  This was for a regular class.[/quote]

This is a deeper issue with grading.

Teachers don't take it seriously.  They deduct complete arbitrary numbers of points, like "anything imperfect in any way is B+/A-" 
with no holistic sense or standard for what constitutes "A quality" work. [/quote]

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