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Sonoma county school changes grading system: 20% passes, 85% is an A

Damn, this is the icing on the cake. Ca schools already scuk donkey ballz and always have. When I moved here in 63 and went to UCSB I was amazed at how many people needed remedial English and how poorly educated many of my peers were. And those schools were head and shoulders above today. I guess the good thing is that now I am a 4.0 or 5.0 or whatever the fuck the metric is today, instead of the 3.5 I was back then.
 
UDRider said:
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Pift :laughing
 
I hope people realize this is the same system that they have in Europe. A 14/20 in Europe is great, a 17 is amazing and An 18 puts you at the top 1%.
 
Say it ain't so, Europe is supposed to be so much more superior then the USA. :laughing
 
Only in their heads lol
 
Bronto said:
Say it ain't so, Europe is supposed to be so much more superior then the USA. :laughing
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That's just how the system was set up.

In Europe they actually try to find out what the student is interested in and then push him through specialized schools.

The public school system in America is a fucking joke. It hasn't changed in decades and other nations are laughing at how terrible it is.
 
Well that sux :(
Curious if HS are heavy in every subject, with classes beyond general courses. If a kid wanted to do more chemistry the HS has more advanced courses for them to take.
 
Pierre I am said:
I hope people realize this is the same system that they have in Europe. A 14/20 in Europe is great, a 17 is amazing and An 18 puts you at the top 1%.
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Anyone in Europe give 10 of those 20 pts just for showing up? I seriously doubt it.

The problem isn't the scale, it's the execution of everything else.
 
While it's definitely facepalm worthy, it's really much ado about nothing. Anyone getting Cs and Ds under this system is still likely going nowhere, and those getting As and Bs who don't deserve it are going to be exposed both through their ACT/SAT scores and their class ranking. The colleges will figure it out.

And this isn't going to spread, as none of the better school districts would stand for it, nor would the private schools. Worst case, this gets a few more low performing students to mortgage their futures by taking out student loans to go to U.C. Merced.
 
Gawernator said:
I was really hoping this was an Onion article... omfg....... I remember going to school on a Navy base and having to get 93% or higher for an A.
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Same for public school in NJ. Didn't matter if it was an honors or AP class. Want an A? Better get 93% or above. I had one AP chem teacher that would grade on a curve. It was a traditional curve. Take the highest score in the class, add X amount of points to make that score 100% and that is the bonus the rest of us would get. More then once the bonus was zero points. Mr. Doan would usually apologize for making the test too easy when the one mega brain in the class would ace his exam.
 
SpeedyCorky said:
pretty much sums it up.

but sadly, hate to inform you all that this grading system isnt too far off of what is already going on...
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True. And it's not just primary education. You can get a Batchelor's or Master's by just showing up. Throw in some ass-kissing and complete suppression of self respect, and you can get a Ph.D.

Understanding of the subject has little to do with advancing through educational levels anymore. No one fails. Everyone gets a trophy. The school districts/administrations/regents all get paid.
 
I went to that school in the 90's. It wasn't all that great then either. But they were dealing with a lot of cutbacks.
 
CoorsLight said:
True. And it's not just primary education. You can get a Batchelor's or Master's by just showing up. Throw in some ass-kissing and complete suppression of self respect, and you can get a Ph.D.

Understanding of the subject has little to do with advancing through educational levels anymore. No one fails. Everyone gets a trophy. The school districts/administrations/regents all get paid.
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Ta Da! I was amazed when I went back to UC and discovered A's were actually easier than fifty years ago. :laughing
 
Cookie Monster said:
Does this have to do with funding? This would just raise GPA's at that school, which means they'd get more funding for the "better" grades being received.

Of course, this plan would just backfire if all schools started taking this approach, or that school in particular is going to be blacklisted since everyone will know that those A's and B's being handed out are fake...
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When a kid fills out his job app at McDonalds or 7-11, he can proudly thump his chest and say, " Fuck Yea, Rohnert Park, Class of 2020!

kevin 714 said:
Bronto just spouts GOP talking points
The teachers were against the change. Shit a comic collaborater of mine is the art teacher at this very school. He fuckinh hates the rule
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Bronto said:
Kevin just spouts he Alzeria anti American stuff.
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Mike95060 said:
Same for public school in NJ. Didn't matter if it was an honors or AP class. Want an A? Better get 93% or above. I had one AP chem teacher that would grade on a curve. It was a traditional curve. Take the highest score in the class, add X amount of points to make that score 100% and that is the bonus the rest of us would get. More then once the bonus was zero points. Mr. Doan would usually apologize for making the test too easy when the one mega brain in the class would ace his exam.
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That's not grading on a curve. I don't know what I'd call it, "outlier-based grading"?

Odd that a chem teacher would have such a lack of math awareness.
 
mbsv said:
That's not grading on a curve. I don't know what I'd call it, "outlier-based grading"?

Odd that a chem teacher would have such a lack of math awareness.
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I always thought grading on a curve was just making a bell curve of the scores and grading according to that.

I had some college classes that were curved. I have to admit, throwing it off by 10+ points sometimes felt pretty good.
 
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