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The 50% rule is a stupid hill to die on for anyone who understands math.  Yes, the gradebook should reflect the actual course grade, no one has time to decipher anything else, and using the grade book to make this point is beyond petty.  But more importantly, there is plenty of room to distinguish between students in the 50-100% range, if a pre-calc teacher can't get their head around that we've got bigger problems.  It amounts to a change of variables, nothing more.  A test should already have 50% of the points going to remedial tasks, like setting up an equation, because 50% is an F.  After that it's necessary to demonstrate new knowledge to earn the grade.  What is so different here?  If a student is getting lots of 50% for free, they're still on a failing trajectory.  If this is really the explanation, I'm shocked that math teachers can't roll with this rule, and still maintain their standards.  [b]Unfortunately whoever replaces them will still be worse[/b].[/quote]

What do you base this statement on, besides the principle that any change anywhere ever is for the worse?[/quote]

Yeah, just pessimism, that's exactly the principle I'm using.  Looking back I don't think any of my HS math teachers would make this mistake in reasoning.[/quote]

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