Fairfax To Ease Grading Policy
The Fairfax County School Board voted unanimously late last night to abandon a strict grading policy it has long upheld as a hallmark of high standards, after a year of intense pressure from parents who have argued that the policy hurts students' chances for college admission or scholarships.
Kind of interesting. We commplained about our grading system when I was in high school (and earlier too of course) and I do feel that needing a 94 for an A is a bit extreme. Somewhere at the end of the article it says they'll change how they see honors and college-level courses:
After the report was released, Dale proposed giving students a half-point boost for taking honors classes and one extra point for Advanced Placement or International Baccalaureate classes. Students currently earn no extra credit for honors classes and a half-point for college-level courses. Student transcripts note the more difficult courses.
If that was in place during my high school career I would have had a GPA more like a 4.5 than a 4.0. Which sounds completely unrealistic. I don't know if other schools use the same scheme, but this grade inflation is going to get way out of hand.
