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Dreamer567 · 03-21-2009 06:48 AM

Yet another annoyed kid just letting off some steam. I just got my report card today and I got 4 As, 2 Bs, and a C+. I'm pretty happy that my grades are good so I don't have to deal with them. I expect my parents to be happy just the same but NO a C+ in Algebra II isn't good enough for them. They totally disregard my other grades and focus on how "terrible" I did in math when they know it's never been my strong suit. I worked my ass off in that class and was pretty happy that I got such a grade but they just keep yelling at me about how they don't spend so much money on school (jewish private school ugh) for me to get a C, totally shooting down my confidence and contentment. What is wrong with a C+?? They tell me I shouldn't settle for "average" when it comes to school which pulls me even deeper into anger and guilt. Not even a "nice job in your other classes though", just a "don't expect to go to college or have a future if you don't work harder!". Something so insignificant putting me through so much stress can't be healthy. I ust wish they would accept this one tiny fault. This grade doesnt even show up on college transcripts anyway, it's averaged in with my next quarter's grade. UGH I can't wait to get out of school! heh thank you to everyone who took the time to read this extremely long rant. :-)

MM · 03-21-2009 06:50 AM

A C+ is I guess one point away from a B-. Your parents probably saw the C and that's what made them angry, when in actuality that's a pretty good grade.

Shit, I wish I could've gotten a C+ in Algebra II.

Dreamer567 · 03-21-2009 07:05 AM

I got a 79.8% .2 freakin points away from a B and my parents still see the C T.T

NowhereWoman · 03-21-2009 07:18 AM

I get my report card this weekend, and I think I'm going to shock my parents. I usually get straight A's or A's and B's, but I got a C in (at least) my Alg. 2 class, so I think they're going to be like, WTF?
THAT'S why I want to quit school, I'm sick of being judged, good or bad, by my grades. When I'm judged negatively by them, I feel like a crappy person, and when I'm judged good by them, I feel like a phony, because all it takes is following directions, it's nothing to feel BETTER than OTHERS for.
I mean, be proud of good grades sure. you've learned how to BS the system and beat them at their own game. But I used to feel superior because of them, and that SUCKED just as much as getting straight C's would have.

Jackass McAwesome · 03-21-2009 07:19 AM

tch tch tch.

Grades aren't really important. They need to reminded of that important factor- that your grades don't define your place in life. Only YOU do.

**SoulRiser** · 03-21-2009 07:50 AM

79.8% is a C? Since when? That's always been a B here. WTF, that's damn good. Your parents are Cuckoo

Sunbourn · 03-21-2009 07:52 AM

SoulRiser Wrote:79.8% is a C? Since when? That's always been a B here. WTF, that's damn good. Your parents are

An 84 is a C here. And yeah, his parents are crazy.

MM · 03-21-2009 07:53 AM

My high school had a extremely strict grading system.

100-93 A
92-85 B
84-77 C
76-69 D
69-0 F

AWOL · 03-21-2009 08:55 AM

Heh, 69...

Anyway, congratulations on the C+

Jackass McAwesome · 03-21-2009 10:47 AM

We don't have a D here, so it goes:

A- 100 - 90
B- 89 - 80
C- 79 - 70
F- 69 - 0

NowhereWoman · 03-21-2009 11:10 AM

All that "no D, skip directly to F do not pass Go or collect 200" CRAP is just that-CRAP.
"Excellence through shame!" Yuck

Swift · 03-21-2009 12:24 PM

Oni-Chiisu Wrote:We don't have a D here, so it goes:

A- 100 - 90
B- 89 - 80
C- 79 - 70
F- 69 - 0

Do ho ho, don'tcha love American stupidity?

random_name · 03-21-2009 11:53 PM

I would be quite happt with a C+

Fire Elf · 03-22-2009 12:53 AM

No letter grades here.

100 to 61 - pass
60 to 0 - fail

Quioxte · 03-22-2009 03:48 AM

I have the strictest of you all lolololololol.

A- 100-94
B- 93-86
C- 85-76
D- 75-70
F- 69-0

MM · 03-22-2009 03:51 AM

MY SKOOL HAD DIS STRICT

F- 100-0

**SoulRiser** · 03-22-2009 09:29 AM

lol.

I find it really weird that schools redefine the A-F scale so much. WTF? It's like they really want to change people's perceptions of grades, even good grades.

I'm guessing they just want less people to get A's and B's to artificially inflate their so-called "value".

In South Africa, so many people were failing that they set the percentage required to pass to 40%. So, get above 40% and you pass. But they didn't mess with the other letters, they only changed where the F is.

And the most amusing part of all of this is that none of this shit has ANYTHING whatsoever to do with real learning. Laugh

NowhereWoman · 03-22-2009 11:16 AM

SoulRiser Wrote:And the most amusing part of all of this is that none of this shit has ANYTHING whatsoever to do with real learning.

Precisely.
the 'standards' are CRAP, so lowering or raising them makes no different.

jamieson · 03-26-2009 09:48 PM

its not really horrible..
but if your parent saw your grade for sure they will scold you..!
C+ is pass grade but in line of 70...!
dont worry its not marked red in your grade slip.. ! Biggrin

Pieman · 03-26-2009 10:28 PM

Grades here. (And I do mean HERE, i'm posting from school.)

A- 100-91
B- 90-81
C- 81-71
D- 70-61
F- 60-0

JoshuaTheJew · 03-29-2009 06:14 AM

Heres how good my Math teacher is at her job. I have a realy trouble with math. It just does not stick in my head. I've been going in early every morning and staying as many afternoons as I can, but none of that helped. I consistently got straight Fs on my tests and anything above a 65 was considered a great achievement to me. Finally, I asked my stepdad for help
(he works alot, so hes not available to help me very often). A 30 minute session with him, and I got a 94 on my next test. Since then, I make sure I get help from him every night. I spend a freaking 2 hours a day with that teacher, but a 30 minutes session at 11:30 P.M. with a stepdad who hasn't done this math in 20 years, and I make a 94. Tell you something about my teacher?

Will · 03-29-2009 07:03 AM

While C is theoretically average, grade inflation has made it seem like phail. You probably are below average in math compared to the rest of your grade (by some sort of vaguely quantifiable measure), and passing the threshold to C+ does identify that your math grade is relatively low and that your chances at getting into a math program may decrease compared to straight As if you don't work harder.

I'm sure you already agree that none of that matters. Like other parents, yours are insecure regarding your grades and are thus treating you horrendously for no good reason. (That said, I can't think of any good reason to treat someone like that.) Your parents will probably tell you to work harder, but you're probably working way too hard already; if you're finding the material difficult to learn, it's just because your school phails at teaching you. You're not going to, but it's even okay if you fail math entirely.
Your parents are making you feel guilty and stupid and like major phail, but there's absolutely nothing wrong with you. Sadhug

Fire Elf · 03-29-2009 08:43 AM

Thr schools here are so bad, actually, that a C (Well, 71 to 80, whatever you define it as) is considered above average. It is not uncommon for more then half the class to fail.

Jackass McAwesome · 03-29-2009 11:30 AM

Fire Elf Wrote:Thr schools here are so bad, actually, that a C (Well, 71 to 80, whatever you define it as) is considered above average. It is not uncommon for more then half the class to fail.

In redneck-ville, it's not uncommon for two-thirds, or even five-sixths of a class fail, and the administration will actually come in and scream at the classes for it.

TG Link · 03-29-2009 02:22 PM

A- 100-91
B- 90-81
C- 81-71
F- 70-0

No D's here. They eliminated them >_>

bluemeltedwhisper · 03-30-2009 01:54 AM

Oni-Chiisu Wrote:
Fire Elf Wrote:Thr schools here are so bad, actually, that a C (Well, 71 to 80, whatever you define it as) is considered above average. It is not uncommon for more then half the class to fail.

In redneck-ville, it's not uncommon for two-thirds, or even five-sixths of a class fail, and the administration will actually come in and scream at the classes for it.

you mean the teachers there don't give out the questions/answers before they give the exams?
and they don't curve the scores so everyone gets a C?

monkey · 03-30-2009 06:42 AM

Dreamer567 Wrote:I got a 79.8% .2 freakin points away from a B and my parents still see the C T.T

Really? It rounds up to a "B" When It gets that close, at least for my school.

Shadow of Sorrow · 03-30-2009 11:23 AM

Your parents should be happy with a C because a C supposed to be average and what people try to get. That means if you got a C+, which is above a C that is great, especially if math isn't your greatest subject. Just try to explain that to your parents and if they don't listen, don't worry about because grades really don't matter.

classclown · 03-30-2009 12:03 PM

TG Link Wrote:A- 100-91
B- 90-81
C- 81-71
F- 70-0

No D's here. They eliminated them >_>

theres a school like that here. they say its cause a D isnt really passing anyways.

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