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[quote=Anonymous][quote]or most of us, A=excellent, B=good, and C=satisfactory. In DCUM land, A=excellent/good, B=satisfactory, and C=failure.[/quote] I have really tried hard to impress this on my kids. "Back in the day," this was how grading was perceived and B students were really good students. An A meant you either really understood the material or it came naturally. Cs were more common. I feel like A+ students when I was growing up were truly rare, or truly gifted (and their parents were very matter of fact about it all). Our parents didn't have an up to the minute idea of how we were doing (or did we, really, for that matter). We had to wait until the test or paper fell on our desks and we saw the red mark. And noone really discussed grades. You either perceived someone was off the charts smart, or they were like you (and everyone else). Now, my 11th grader says if she gets a B she has failed. [/quote]
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