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[quote=Anonymous]I would not contact the teacher for the same reasons already mentioned.  However, I do have a strong opinion on the grading method used this year...

My student was also very close to getting an A in a math class.  However,  he ended up with a B+  which will affect is GPA.  My student has never received less than an A in any math class.. Most high schools were using what's called "Total Points"  grading system  If you were monitoring SIS this year,  you would have seen that most if not all your students assignments,  quizzes, and tests were weighted almost exactly the same.  This is a bad idea.  Why?  Because the students get locked in almost immediately to a letter grade and then it becomes very difficult to move up a letter grade.  I know because I saw it for myself. .

Rolling grade book WITH total points grading  is going to make things much more difficult for the students.  Now I know some smart-ass is going to chime here and say it's not a bad idea just to be argumentative but I want you to actually contemplate what I've said.
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