The way I read it, the article makes it clear that 50% is still failing. For that matter, up to 59% is still failing. And straight 60-69% won't get you anywhere. The only difference I can see is that if you are absolutely without any merit in a particular subject (P.E., Math, Science) for whatever reason, you will not have a 15% grade averaged against your B's and C's towards making graduation. Many great authors probably could not climb a rope. Many Olympic athletes and/or football players cannot parse a sentence. But they can get through life and be productive none the less.
Anybody on this list ever get an F in anything? How about an Incomplete? An F was the same as a 50-59%. An Incomplete was the same as a 0%, and as far as I know, was never averaged in to a final grade unless it trumped all grades by being a requirement to graduate. By the way, to average letter grades, they were converted to percent before averaging. B+ = 89%, B- = 80%, B = 85%, A- = 90% etc. Add in the "teacher likes me or hates me or doesn't know I exist" increment to account for the "fudge factor" that just might make a difference. I speak on behalf of all those who, like me, had to go to summer school following the rest of the class graduating high school to get better than a 'D' in Spanish. Señora Oñate said it was because she enjoyed my sense of humor so much, she wanted to spend at least a little more time with me. I think it was because I used my sense of humor to make fun of her from time to time in class. :-) My spanish still sucks. > Sounds like typical product of left wing nut jobs trying to make the > children feel "inclusive". Wait till they fail later in life, > inclusivity will not be an option. > > On 9/24/08, Scott Loveless <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >> OK, so this isn't photo related at all. Try not to puke. >> http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/08266/914029-298.stm > I'm alive, solvent, have a shitload of photographic equipment, a cat, a dog (another to be adapted soon, I hope) a roof over my head. I worked doing interesting things most of my adult years, and have some good stories to tell. My only two regrets are that I have not have a woman in my life for some time, and I never had children with either of my two wonderful wives. I consider myself a success with regrets, which I think can be said of any one of those on this list. Sorry for the off topic diatribe. Joseph McAllister Pentaxian -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
