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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote]80% in this grade inflation era is basically failing but the teachers are being nice to keep parents off their backs. I guarantee that "B" is pumped way up with meaningless homework and other busy work. We just went through this with our youngest. DD had barely a "B" overall but was essentially failing every test, i.e. real measurement of material. 
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Not the OP, but my DS has not had homework count towards his grade in any math class in high school.  You can get a little credit for it if you do it, but not much, and there is no penalty for not doing it.  DS has basically not done any math homework over the last four years.  I think they do make the students turn in a review packet right before a test.  His grades have been based on tests and quizzes and there are no "retakes."   I do think he would have benefited from required homework, but his grade is not inflated in any way.

I'm not sure what school your kids go to, but it is very possible to get a grade lower than an 80.  I certainly hope that parents aren't harassing teachers about their student's grades in high school!

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It's OP - there are no retakes at DS's public HS. Corrections are a homework assignment (in every class) and not applied to increase test scores. He has homework in every class and it counts minimally to overall grade. Participation and classwork/projects count towards overall grade. I've read on DCUM that most publics are guilty of grade inflation. Not at his school!  Just does not happen. I don't know what other parents do, but we do not harass teachers about grades or their rules. DS is laid back and likes all of his teachers.  If he has an issue, he communicates directly with them. Yesterday he found an error on a science exam. Teacher graded it out of 100 not 24. All kids in 5 different periods got a a grade increase. I wouldn't have known about it unless his teacher sent an updated report to all parents to disregard a previous weekly progress report that credited DS for the correction.

IMO privates are influenced more than publics, not just about grades but all aspects paid for by tuition.

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