Anonymous
Post 08/28/2023 22:55     Subject: do B's matter in elementary school?
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:Totally. Any kid who gets a B is certainly struggling. I mean B basically is a failure, right?


Well, multiple B's won't get you into a decent college. DD hasn't received any but just started 5th grade and we're wondering what to expect.

My god.
Anonymous
Post 08/28/2023 22:45     Subject: do B's matter in elementary school?
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Anonymous wrote:Totally. Any kid who gets a B is certainly struggling. I mean B basically is a failure, right?


Well, multiple B's won't get you into a decent college. DD hasn't received any but just started 5th grade and we're wondering what to expect.


Multiple B’s won’t get you into a DECENT college?

You people are seriously sick. This is not healthy or normal in any way, shape or form.


What, planning ahead? Multiple Bs in high school won't even get kids into the program I went to these days. And if they can't manage As in elementary school...


Your ignorance is appalling. The average high school GPA for high school students is 3.30. There are thousands of colleges to pick from with a B average in high school.


Not quality ones. 3.30 won't even get you into your state's flagship or land grant school!


You’re wrong. https://www.cappex.com/colleges/gpa/3-3#:~:text=Grade%20point%20average%20(GPA)%20is,students%20with%20a%203.3%20GPA.

Here are hundreds of quality schools that accept GPA 3.3. And it’s not all about the GPA. One 3.3 GPA student might be more desirable for whatever reason than a student with 4.3.
Anonymous
Post 08/28/2023 10:29     Subject: do B's matter in elementary school?
I sure hope not. DS got pretty much all 3s on a 1-4 scale in kindergarten. He had a strict teacher who seemed to dislike boys.
Anonymous
Post 08/28/2023 10:24     Subject: do B's matter in elementary school?
Anonymous wrote:
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Anonymous wrote:Totally. Any kid who gets a B is certainly struggling. I mean B basically is a failure, right?


Well, multiple B's won't get you into a decent college. DD hasn't received any but just started 5th grade and we're wondering what to expect.


Multiple B’s won’t get you into a DECENT college?

You people are seriously sick. This is not healthy or normal in any way, shape or form.


What, planning ahead? Multiple Bs in high school won't even get kids into the program I went to these days. And if they can't manage As in elementary school...


Your ignorance is appalling. The average high school GPA for high school students is 3.30. There are thousands of colleges to pick from with a B average in high school.


Not quality ones. 3.30 won't even get you into your state's flagship or land grant school!
Anonymous
Post 08/26/2023 15:58     Subject: do B's matter in elementary school?
Anonymous wrote:As someone that went through public school and was constantly annoyed by all the 'busy work' bullcrap that was forced upon it--and as a consequence, had pretty average grades (mostly B's)---

But then went on to college and graduated with a 3.9 GPA in a very difficult engineering focused degree. (once I had the chance to actually use my mind, instead of regurgitating useless information).

...the answer is no. ES grade don't matter.


Same with me except the engineering part. Many students thrive in college after relatively dismal grades in high school
Anonymous
Post 08/26/2023 15:56     Subject: do B's matter in elementary school?
Anonymous wrote:
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Anonymous wrote:Totally. Any kid who gets a B is certainly struggling. I mean B basically is a failure, right?


Well, multiple B's won't get you into a decent college. DD hasn't received any but just started 5th grade and we're wondering what to expect.


Multiple B’s won’t get you into a DECENT college?

You people are seriously sick. This is not healthy or normal in any way, shape or form.


What, planning ahead? Multiple Bs in high school won't even get kids into the program I went to these days. And if they can't manage As in elementary school...


Your ignorance is appalling. The average high school GPA for high school students is 3.30. There are thousands of colleges to pick from with a B average in high school.


Shows what you know. The median graduating GPA in Loudoun county where we live is over a 4.0. FCPS is similar. This is due to weighting of Honors and AP classes, and grade inflation in general. A "B" is not what it was when we were kids. At our elementary school an A = "exceeds the standard", a B = "meets the standard", a C = "progressing toward the standard." So, a C means you don't understand the material and a B means you understood exactly the minimum requirement and nothing more. In spelling for example, a B means you knew how to spell the assigned words, but could not spell the bonus words that followed the same pattern. Same idea in math. You can regurgitate what was taught but you cannot apply the principle to something similar but not the exact same.


The average GPA of 3.30 is the average of the whole country. You’re talking about a median so can’t compare the numbers. Plus Loudoun County is hardly a top school district with regard to the whole country.

If the median GPA is 4.0 in Loudoun County that means half the students were below that. And there are plenty of quality colleges for them to pick from.
Anonymous
Post 08/26/2023 00:53     Subject: do B's matter in elementary school?
As someone that went through public school and was constantly annoyed by all the 'busy work' bullcrap that was forced upon it--and as a consequence, had pretty average grades (mostly B's)---

But then went on to college and graduated with a 3.9 GPA in a very difficult engineering focused degree. (once I had the chance to actually use my mind, instead of regurgitating useless information).

...the answer is no. ES grade don't matter.
Anonymous
Post 08/25/2023 20:25     Subject: do B's matter in elementary school?
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Anonymous wrote:Your child needs to get a B so you can tell them to really sit with the feeling of being a B, and know how bad a B feels so they will always get As so they never feel that terrible B again. So a B (once!) Is actually necessary and helpful


You have lost your mind. - parent and HS teacher


You're probably too stressed out right now to pick up on the sarcasm
Anonymous
Post 08/25/2023 19:06     Subject: do B's matter in elementary school?
Anonymous wrote:
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Anonymous wrote:Totally. Any kid who gets a B is certainly struggling. I mean B basically is a failure, right?


Well, multiple B's won't get you into a decent college. DD hasn't received any but just started 5th grade and we're wondering what to expect.


Multiple B’s won’t get you into a DECENT college?

You people are seriously sick. This is not healthy or normal in any way, shape or form.


What, planning ahead? Multiple Bs in high school won't even get kids into the program I went to these days. And if they can't manage As in elementary school...


Your ignorance is appalling. The average high school GPA for high school students is 3.30. There are thousands of colleges to pick from with a B average in high school.


Shows what you know. The median graduating GPA in Loudoun county where we live is over a 4.0. FCPS is similar. This is due to weighting of Honors and AP classes, and grade inflation in general. A "B" is not what it was when we were kids. At our elementary school an A = "exceeds the standard", a B = "meets the standard", a C = "progressing toward the standard." So, a C means you don't understand the material and a B means you understood exactly the minimum requirement and nothing more. In spelling for example, a B means you knew how to spell the assigned words, but could not spell the bonus words that followed the same pattern. Same idea in math. You can regurgitate what was taught but you cannot apply the principle to something similar but not the exact same.


Someone clearly needs to get laid.
Anonymous
Post 08/25/2023 18:40     Subject: do B's matter in elementary school?
Anonymous wrote:Our ES (K-4) doesn't have letter grades, they use 1-4 instead. My oldest mostly got 3s with a few 4 in art and music.

But he made it to the gifted and talented program in intermediate school (grade 5-6) and did accelerated math/ELA and made all As except in art (Bs).

In our ES schools with the 1-4 system, the teachers seem stingy in giving out 4.


To get a 4, you have to "exceed the standard" or know more than what was taught. I gave examples above. But its basically answering bonus questions related to what was taught but not exactly taught and reviewed. Like spelling words that follow the pattern but are not the assigned words. Bonus math questions. Short answer questions in science and history at the end of the test. Being able to apply what you taught to other things. Seems shocking a gifted kid was not getting 4s.
Anonymous
Post 08/25/2023 18:24     Subject: do B's matter in elementary school?
Our ES (K-4) doesn't have letter grades, they use 1-4 instead. My oldest mostly got 3s with a few 4 in art and music.

But he made it to the gifted and talented program in intermediate school (grade 5-6) and did accelerated math/ELA and made all As except in art (Bs).

In our ES schools with the 1-4 system, the teachers seem stingy in giving out 4.
Anonymous
Post 08/25/2023 18:23     Subject: do B's matter in elementary school?
Anonymous wrote:Your child needs to get a B so you can tell them to really sit with the feeling of being a B, and know how bad a B feels so they will always get As so they never feel that terrible B again. So a B (once!) Is actually necessary and helpful


You have lost your mind. - parent and HS teacher
Anonymous
Post 08/25/2023 18:10     Subject: do B's matter in elementary school?
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:Totally. Any kid who gets a B is certainly struggling. I mean B basically is a failure, right?


Well, multiple B's won't get you into a decent college. DD hasn't received any but just started 5th grade and we're wondering what to expect.


Total BS.


Well it depends. What is your definition of "decent"? How many is "multiple"? What are the other grades averging in with those B's.
Anonymous
Post 08/25/2023 15:42     Subject: do B's matter in elementary school?
Anonymous wrote:
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Anonymous wrote:Totally. Any kid who gets a B is certainly struggling. I mean B basically is a failure, right?


Well, multiple B's won't get you into a decent college. DD hasn't received any but just started 5th grade and we're wondering what to expect.


Multiple B’s won’t get you into a DECENT college?

You people are seriously sick. This is not healthy or normal in any way, shape or form.


What, planning ahead? Multiple Bs in high school won't even get kids into the program I went to these days. And if they can't manage As in elementary school...


Not how that works. I got B's in elementary school and still got A's in high school, undergrad and law school.


But the work gets harder. That doesn't make any sense.


Of course it makes sense. A huge component of learning is motivation. A kid may not care much about school or be interested in what they are learning in the early years. They may also lack the executive functioning and organizational skills needed to get As. Then once they mature a bit and start learning content that they care about, they excel. My sister was one of those people. I was an organized, detail-oriented rule follower who always got very good grades and now have a PhD. Some of the most brilliant people I have met in the workplace had grades that barely got them into grad school. But they are highly intelligent, out of the box thinkers. As are overrated.
Anonymous
Post 08/25/2023 13:45     Subject: do B's matter in elementary school?
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:Totally. Any kid who gets a B is certainly struggling. I mean B basically is a failure, right?


Well, multiple B's won't get you into a decent college. DD hasn't received any but just started 5th grade and we're wondering what to expect.


Total BS.