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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]You can get a C and still be on the honor roll at ours as long as you have an A too.  75% on the honor roll.  25% straight A's[/quote]
Yes, same at our school, basically a 3.0 or higher as long as no more than one C.  Which even though lower than the traditional 3.5 cut, is evidence of grade inflation as anything bellow a B is treated as hairsbreadth from failure.  When the cut is 3.5, but calculated, a C or even D is possible, just has to balanced by enough A's.  Which implies a C is average and a D is squeaking by.  (God forbid anyone have to calculate or something to justify honor roll. :roll:)

Regardless if 25% of the class is indistinguishable because they all have A's there's a problem with the system.  Which leads to things like this thread where some parents say my child worked very hard for their straight A's and another says mine received straight A's while barely working.  Both could happen at the same school, the grades don't properly reflect either student's effort which is unfair to both.  Not saying anything can or should be done about it, but parents who only have their own child's report card as data may as well realize this is the situation and take grades which seem to good to be true with a grain of salt.[/quote]

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