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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Is the goal of school to have students learn and demonstrate learning? If so, does it matter if there's a retake?[/quote]

It matters because it makes my child look less competitive. [/quote]

DP. The bigger problem is that kids can score low and still get an A. In what works is a 79.5 plus 89.5 an A?[/quote]
In the world where people learn about rounding up. 
Try it
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Even if you round up, that is an 85, which is a B. [/quote]

Any .5 is rounded up.
A 79.5 for MP1 rounds to an 80, which is a B, or 3 quality points. 
An 89.5 for MP2 rounds to a 90, which is an A, or 4 quality points. 
For a total of 7 quality points for the semester, divided by 2 is 3.5, which rounds up to 4, which is an A. [/quote]

That seems fair. Maybe these kids need to sign up for harder classes.[/quote]

No, this is ridiculous on a 4 point scale.  No precision, which is exactly what people are complaining about.  A low B and a low A average to a B.[/quote]

There's just a B and an A to be averaged. You have to round up or down. It's pretty standard practice to round up at .5[/quote]

In math, not in grade point averages.  And the "just a B" and "just an A" to be averaged, is exactly what I was saying... no precision.  There becomes a point when grades convey no information, and your method is one of them. - HS teacher[/quote]

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