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re: SEC States with a 10 pt grading scale, in HS
Posted on 3/15/16 at 9:47 am to CoachKlein
Posted on 3/15/16 at 9:47 am to CoachKlein
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A 95 was the lowest "A" in Louisiana until probably 2004-2005 or so. Then it dropped to 93 IIRC
That's around the time they changed it in SC. In '01 it changed to a 93-100 for an A.
Does anyone see this as a "Dumbing Down of America" issue?
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Posted on 3/15/16 at 10:00 am to CockInYourEar
Texas is that way too.
Posted on 3/15/16 at 10:07 am to CGSC Lobotomy
Kentucky is 7 pt still as far as I know. Always was back in my day anyway.
Posted on 3/15/16 at 10:08 am to CockInYourEar
In Louisiana it used to be 95-100 A, 87-94 B, 75-86 C
Texas uses a 10 pt. Louisiana does something like 7 pt now.
Texas uses a 10 pt. Louisiana does something like 7 pt now.
Posted on 3/15/16 at 10:11 am to randomways
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Huh. The 10 point grading scale was how my HS did it. I just assumed that was the norm.
I was on the 4/5 point system, everything above 4 was only for AP courses
Posted on 3/15/16 at 10:12 am to UKWildcats
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Kentucky is 7 pt still as far as I know. Always was back in my day anyway.
I think Kentucky is one of the mixed states. Lexington still does that 7 pt scale, but Jefferson County Public Schools switched over to the 10 pt scale.
Posted on 3/15/16 at 1:04 pm to CockInYourEar
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Does anyone see this as a "Dumbing Down of America" issue?
Sure it's a lowering of the traditional standards, but it's at least taking them to a collegiate grading scale (I assume 99+% of colleges use the 10 point scale).
Posted on 3/15/16 at 1:05 pm to CockInYourEar
I'm so confused by the posts in this thread.
My ENTIRE time in public school...
90-100 was an A
80-89 was a B
70-79 was a C
0-69 was a F
Various teachers would add + or - however they saw fit on certain assignments but ultimately you received a simple letter grade.
My ENTIRE time in public school...
90-100 was an A
80-89 was a B
70-79 was a C
0-69 was a F
Various teachers would add + or - however they saw fit on certain assignments but ultimately you received a simple letter grade.
Posted on 3/15/16 at 1:22 pm to Manzielathon
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I'm so confused by the posts in this thread.
My ENTIRE time in public school...
90-100 was an A
80-89 was a B
70-79 was a C
0-69 was a F
Some of us, from other states, had different grading scales. SC used a 7 point scale for the past 15 years. You probably grew up in TX, and y'all had the same 10 point scale in HS, MS and Elem that y'all did in college. For states that didn't have the same 10 point scale, it was harder for kids form those 7 or 5 point states to qualify with the NCAA for GPA requirements.
Posted on 3/15/16 at 1:32 pm to SwayzeBalla
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I remember an A being 95-100 until my junior year in a MS public school.
In MS public HS you get a B for just coming to class and keeping your mouth shut. Put forth any effort at all and you get an A.
Posted on 3/15/16 at 2:16 pm to CockInYourEar
quote:Well I went to school in Lexington so that would make sense. Jefferson County could obviously use the 10 pt scale more than us due to their much larger "urban" areas.
I think Kentucky is one of the mixed states. Lexington still does that 7 pt scale, but Jefferson County Public Schools switched over to the 10 pt scale.
Posted on 3/15/16 at 2:29 pm to CockInYourEar
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Dumb states have 10 point scales. Fact.
Like GA? A 90 in GA is an A, and an 80 is a B in Cobb County.
But then a 74 is a C and a 70 is a D. Anything under is an F.
Posted on 3/15/16 at 2:40 pm to CockInYourEar
Jefferson County recently switched to a 10 in order to align with other counties in Kentucky who have been doing it.
Posted on 3/15/16 at 2:45 pm to CockInYourEar
I thought it was up to the school? In Baton Rouge the high school I went to had 10pt. One of my buddies went to a different high school in BR had a 7pt scale. Another buddy at a different school had 6pt.
*I don't know if this has anything to do with it but all 3 are private schools.
*I don't know if this has anything to do with it but all 3 are private schools.
This post was edited on 3/15/16 at 2:47 pm
Posted on 3/15/16 at 2:51 pm to CajunTiger_225
I believe it's up to the district in most states. Individual schools in private. I know ours changed to help students who were losing out on scholarship opportunities due to students in other states already on a 10 pt scale getting the advantage of a higher GPA as a result of the scale (a lot of scholarships don't differentiate the difference in scales).
This post was edited on 3/15/16 at 2:52 pm
Posted on 3/15/16 at 3:08 pm to CockInYourEar
10 point system, FL Private Catholic school. Making an A was hard though.
LSU has the +/-, it blows.
LSU has the +/-, it blows.
Posted on 3/15/16 at 3:42 pm to fibonaccisquared
it was 90-100 when i graduated high school, but UGA has the plus/minus sysetm.
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