1st Semester Grades

Daxa I'm moving to Ireland! Your school sounds easy!

Inezzie: E is highest in my school xD

 

Your residence has very low expectations of you.

They are not very bright around you, are they?

 

We're all drunk leprechauns,what can I say.

 

Well done Amaury
My grades:

English 1A: C- (I didn't turn in 3 essays)
German 1A: B
Sports Fitness: A+
Algebra 1A: B-
Biology 1A: D- (I failed to turn in so many assignments)
Game Design: A+
Intro to Art: A-

 

"We're all drunk leprechauns," obviously.

 

I just recently got a 70 in gym, lol. Felt pretty ****ing pleased with myself.

 

Forgot to show up?

 

I don't have any grades.

I just get handed a paycheck every other Monday.

 

No, I didn't forget. c:

 

That's my girl.

 

This xMakaze.

 

We didn't really work with percentages, and our scales were from 4-10 (logic? what is that?). And in high school the majority of tests would only have 12 points total from two long-ass essays, so you'd divide your points with the 12.

So for a ten you'd need 12 points
Nine= 11 points
Eight= 9.5 points
Seven= 8.5 points
Six= 7.25 points
Five= 6 points

And anything below that would be a fail. In languages you needed over 50% to pass, the rest of the grades were adjusted by overall class performance. The system for maths I never figured out, but that's because I really sucked at it >.<

 

What is the x for?

 

I made it up.

You know how sometimes people will reply to a post with "This x2?"
Like that. :smile:

 

I see.

I wonder how many times Makaze is.

 

We don't have lettered grades at my uni.

≥70% - First class
60-69% - Upper second class
50-59% - Lower second class
40-49% - Third class

In the first semester, I got two firsts, one upper second and one lower second. Le sigh. I could have done sooo much better.

I think that British marking criteria may be a bit harsher - don't quote me on that.. To get a percentage above 80% for an essay, for example, it is supposed to be of 'publishable quality'.

 

Interesting. What do they grade by, then? I wonder...

 

Hardly ever share my own personal philosophies, but to be perfectly honest I feel grading is just horrendous. Learning shouldn't be a competition to get into the Top 10 of your class, or to get x score on some test you only take once or twice; it should be about truly learning about the world's cultures and finding out what you are really interested in and can be happy doing in life.

But alas, corporate society, what can you do. *sigh*

 

That is why English is the best subject; there is no right or wrong, there is only "did you adequately and effectively backup your argument." c:
The education system in itself is fundamentally flawed, focusing on memorizing facts & not actually learning. There's nothing wrong with grades as long as other factors, such as effort, participation, etc, are equally weighted.

 

Home schooling and/or indepedent study is nice.