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[quote=Anonymous]I am a MCPS HS teacher. Not sure it is worth weighing into the grade inflation debate but here goes.
Yes, there is grade inflation in both MCPS and DCPS. Most teachers hate it but the districts never care about teachers opinions about anything.
I would say though that there are still big differences between the transcripts of top students and average students. 
Some teachers are ridiculous about giving all As and Bs but most decent teachers don’t do that. My classes have a full range of letter grades ranging from As to Es. E is failing and the lowest grade we can give in MCPS. I don’t give very many As and to try to lessen the impact of grade inflation I grade more strictly in the first quarter of the semester and a little bit easier in the 2nd quarter. This keeps the kids working more consistently throughout the semester. 
There is a lot of learning happening in public schools but the range of students is extremely wide. There are students who get nothing out of my class and students who learn a whole lot. We do get to know our students but not as well as private school teachers. I know some of my students extremely well and others less so. I’m envious of the smaller classes in private school. Finally, the public school kids who apply and get into the top 25 colleges really are impressive students. And finally, I’m not aware of any classes where you get an A for just showing up.[/quote]

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