Anonymous
06/26/2015 20:10
Subject: seventh grader A student got a B in the final exam
MCPS has a stupid system. They shouldn't accelerate every kid and they shouldn't count those grades in their high school average.
Anonymous
06/26/2015 20:05
Subject: seventh grader A student got a B in the final exam
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:The issue is that an advanced student getting a B grade in 6th or 7th grade in Algebra, or Spanish 1 or French 1 then later takes the harder and more advanced classes in high school like Calculus or Spanish 4 or French 4 and if they get an A in those much harder classes they are being penalized when those middle school B grades are counted in their high school average with the harder classes.
Well put. That capsulizes the issue nicely.
OP here, Thanks ! you very nicely articulated the issue that I could not do in my post
Anonymous
06/26/2015 19:24
Subject: seventh grader A student got a B in the final exam
Anonymous wrote:The issue is that an advanced student getting a B grade in 6th or 7th grade in Algebra, or Spanish 1 or French 1 then later takes the harder and more advanced classes in high school like Calculus or Spanish 4 or French 4 and if they get an A in those much harder classes they are being penalized when those middle school B grades are counted in their high school average with the harder classes.
Well put. That capsulizes the issue nicely.
Anonymous
06/26/2015 18:49
Subject: seventh grader A student got a B in the final exam
The issue is that an advanced student getting a B grade in 6th or 7th grade in Algebra, or Spanish 1 or French 1 then later takes the harder and more advanced classes in high school like Calculus or Spanish 4 or French 4 and if they get an A in those much harder classes they are being penalized when those middle school B grades are counted in their high school average with the harder classes.
Anonymous
06/26/2015 16:53
Subject: seventh grader A student got a B in the final exam
Agree PP. My sons C in 7th grade Spanish is definitely included. I don't think it will kill his chances for success in life though.
Anonymous
06/26/2015 16:32
Subject: Re:seventh grader A student got a B in the final exam
Anonymous wrote:I thought that the they would get credit for the class, but the grade would not be calculated into their High School GPA.
As parent of a high schooler with middle school grades pulling down his GPA, I can tell you that you thought wrong.