Anonymous
Post 06/17/2025 23:16     Subject: MP3 89.6% + MP4 89.6% = A for the semester! DC Did it!
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:And here is example 1 as to why not providing official transcript grades by the quarter and not rounding, is grade inflation. My kid's >98% scores each MP = same result. A. Here's where SAT and AP scores might show someone's actual differential.


Oh, your poor baby. He only gets an A and is put in the same bucket as the 90%ers? How will you show us all how special he is?

You realize there has always been a 10-point in a grade, right?


That's what +/- used to be for...
Anonymous
Post 06/17/2025 22:58     Subject: MP3 89.6% + MP4 89.6% = A for the semester! DC Did it!
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:OP the joke's on your kid. They easily could have still gotten an A with a 89.5 MP and 79.5 MP2. Next time tell them not to work so hard 2nd period.


+1

The only proper MCPS A is an 89.6 and a 79.6, which will not be possible in the future. OP’s kid missed out!


Disagree, it's 89.5 and 79.5.
Anonymous
Post 06/17/2025 22:57     Subject: MP3 89.6% + MP4 89.6% = A for the semester! DC Did it!
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:And here is example 1 as to why not providing official transcript grades by the quarter and not rounding, is grade inflation. My kid's >98% scores each MP = same result. A. Here's where SAT and AP scores might show someone's actual differential.


does no one look at MP quarter grades at all? I assumed they were used for magnet program selection at least...


It's used for middle school promotion honors.


What is middle school promotion honors? -New MS parent
Anonymous
Post 06/17/2025 19:14     Subject: MP3 89.6% + MP4 89.6% = A for the semester! DC Did it!
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:re: grade inflation...

you know, when i was in school,
A was 93 - 100
B was 85 - 92
etc.

Me too, but school was less rigorous in other ways and getting into college was way, way less competitive. It’s a whole different ball game now.


Mine was far more rigorous but highly selective admissions was less competitive.
Anonymous
Post 06/17/2025 18:25     Subject: MP3 89.6% + MP4 89.6% = A for the semester! DC Did it!
Anonymous wrote:Another example of mediocre MCPS performance. Sad.


How is this an example of mediocre performance? Explain it to me like I am five.
Anonymous
Post 06/17/2025 18:24     Subject: MP3 89.6% + MP4 89.6% = A for the semester! DC Did it!
Anonymous wrote:OP the joke's on your kid. They easily could have still gotten an A with a 89.5 MP and 79.5 MP2. Next time tell them not to work so hard 2nd period.


+1

The only proper MCPS A is an 89.6 and a 79.6, which will not be possible in the future. OP’s kid missed out!
Anonymous
Post 06/17/2025 14:27     Subject: MP3 89.6% + MP4 89.6% = A for the semester! DC Did it!
Anonymous wrote:re: grade inflation...

you know, when i was in school,
A was 93 - 100
B was 85 - 92
etc.

Me too, but school was less rigorous in other ways and getting into college was way, way less competitive. It’s a whole different ball game now.
Anonymous
Post 06/17/2025 10:39     Subject: MP3 89.6% + MP4 89.6% = A for the semester! DC Did it!
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:Ha! Next year, they will be averaging the grades and not rounding so I think the same grades will be a B if things hold!

But well done to your kid!


Huh? An 89.6 for two MPs still averages out to 89.6, which is still an A...

Some posters are hoping that rounding decimals to the nearest whole number won’t be allowed next year.


Because some people are way too absorbed by grades that won’t matter after HS.
Anonymous
Post 06/16/2025 22:17     Subject: MP3 89.6% + MP4 89.6% = A for the semester! DC Did it!
re: grade inflation...

you know, when i was in school,
A was 93 - 100
B was 85 - 92
etc.
Anonymous
Post 06/16/2025 22:12     Subject: MP3 89.6% + MP4 89.6% = A for the semester! DC Did it!
Troll
Anonymous
Post 06/16/2025 19:44     Subject: MP3 89.6% + MP4 89.6% = A for the semester! DC Did it!
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:OP the joke's on your kid. They easily could have still gotten an A with a 89.5 MP and 79.5 MP2. Next time tell them not to work so hard 2nd period.


No, next time there will be a new regulation in effect.


One would hope. But clearly OP's kid thought he was pulling a fast one lol. He absolutely deserved that A!


It's not really something you can control. Grades are a surprise and come in at the buzzer. It's a half-court shot at the end of the game, not something you plan to do, but if it works you take the W!
Anonymous
Post 06/16/2025 19:43     Subject: MP3 89.6% + MP4 89.6% = A for the semester! DC Did it!
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:And here is example 1 as to why not providing official transcript grades by the quarter and not rounding, is grade inflation. My kid's >98% scores each MP = same result. A. Here's where SAT and AP scores might show someone's actual differential.


does no one look at MP quarter grades at all? I assumed they were used for magnet program selection at least...


It's used for middle school promotion honors.
Anonymous
Post 06/16/2025 18:17     Subject: MP3 89.6% + MP4 89.6% = A for the semester! DC Did it!
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:OP the joke's on your kid. They easily could have still gotten an A with a 89.5 MP and 79.5 MP2. Next time tell them not to work so hard 2nd period.


No, next time there will be a new regulation in effect.


One would hope. But clearly OP's kid thought he was pulling a fast one lol. He absolutely deserved that A!
Anonymous
Post 06/16/2025 17:31     Subject: MP3 89.6% + MP4 89.6% = A for the semester! DC Did it!
Anonymous wrote:OP the joke's on your kid. They easily could have still gotten an A with a 89.5 MP and 79.5 MP2. Next time tell them not to work so hard 2nd period.


No, next time there will be a new regulation in effect.