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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]My daughter is in a private school and currently has a 4.0.  This is the following grading scale:

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Same for our private. Plus no retakes on anything, if they miss a deadline for an assignment they have until the next time the class meets to turn it in with a 30% reduction. After that it's a 0 (actually a zero not 50 that some schools give for missing assignments). They also have mid terms and final exams. What is interesting is that most who post here would judge our school as subpar the MCPS. I don't see how anyone could be satisfied that their children where truly learning with the way grades are calculated in MCPS.

My DC works hard and has an unweighted 4.0. I know it's better for them to earn their high grades and As rather than have a high C rounded to an A and I hope AOs see the truth and admit accordingly.[/quote]

Why did you choose private if you think it’s grading scale is so unjust?[/quote]

We chose private for many different reasons. Love the smaller classes, love that teachers and administration take a personal interest in DC, it has specialty programs not offered at our zoned public, the students are a community, there is zero tolerance for being disruptive in class, honor roll is no grade lower than a B (not some As and a couple Cs average a B). I could go on.

I have absolutely no problem with the grading scale or the zeros for missed assignments. What I think is unjust is that an unweighted 4.0 should mean that someone has earned all As and rounding up 70s should never equal an A no matter how you spin the curriculum or how bright and hard working the students are 70s are average and GPAs should reflect that.[/quote]

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