Sue, I would call your school counselor or whomever handles stuff like that for your particular school. In talking about grades, percentages, and GPAs for high school on this board, I've come to the decision that every school is different. :) I'm not even 100% sure our kids get credit for a class at *our* school for a D (which at our school is a grade of 60-69.5). I'm thinking a D is failing here, but I won't swear to it.
If your vacation plans hinge on whether or not he passes, I would definitely call the school and find out for sure what is considered "passing".
In our school, yes, it passes. IF they offer the course over the summer and IF the student chooses to, they can retake it and use the new grade; the old one stays on the transcript but doesn't 'count' toward graduation units.
I think you need to check with your school. Here in Texas, at least our school district. Anything below a 70 is failing. A 70 is a C. You will get credit for a class if your average is a 70% or above. Im right with you today....ready to strangle my son who has always been a straight A student, this year 10th grade, we started slipping....Couple A's Couple B's and One C that he hasn't been able to get above that 79% all year. Over the last few weeks, he got that spanish grade all the way up to an 85. Last week....was supposed to be a blow off week...everything is easy mom, we're just getting ready for finals. Well, I guess not...He had the spanish grade drop back to a 77% and two of his mid B's droped to 79%. uggghhh I can't believe he is going to end the year with these grades. Exams in the 10th grade only count for 10% of the final grade, so I don't think that they will pull those back up :( Sorry....to Vent on your question :)
I'm in Texas too, and I've been trying to research it in our school's policy code. I found some stuff in the legalese of the school board policy manual and that's what I deduced. Anything below a 70% is considered failing (in which a 70=C). In order to be promoted or graduated, the student must have a 70 or above in the four core classes (Eng, History, Science, Math) and any other class required by the diploma. Of course, they are talking about the final grade overall, not just one 6 week grading period throughout the year.
At least that's what I gathered out of it. Luckily I've not had to test that theory with either of my kids. :)
And I hear ya on the Spanish class. It has given ds15 fits all year, but he has worked so hard to even keep it a C. He failed last 6 weeks and busted his butt to bring it up to a middle C by the 3-week mark. Low and behold, he comes home just now and tells me he is failing again. :( The sad thing is I *know* how hard he has worked on it and he still blows it on the tests. sigh.
Sue -- your son reminds me of my younger brother (who's now 43). He was never the greatest student, and by senior year, my parents were wondering if he was even going to graduate. There were a couple of classes where he was hanging on by the skin of his teeth.
Since my folks were inviting out-of-town relatives to graduation, they needed to know if he was really going to pass. The administration assured them that he was--barely. On the day of graduation, the students didn't get their actual diplomas, just the folders, and then they were supposed to pick up the real thing at a designated location after the ceremony. My brother missed out on this piece of information (he probably skipped graduation rehearsal), and when he opened his diploma folder after he walked across the stage--he was devastated! He thought that the principal let him walk just so he wouldn't lose face, and that really he had failed! We had to explain to him the actual situation.
He never did go to college, but passed the post office exam on the first try (not an easy thing to do) and is loving his life as a mailman. He also has a very successful landscaping business on the side (he loves being outdoors--he's a walking mailman--he hated being stuck at a desk in HS). People at his church bring their sons to him to learn a positive work ethic through entry-level jobs in his yard business.
Interestingly enough, my non-college-educated brother makes more money annually than either my older brother or I do, and we both have master's degrees and hold managerial positions in our chosen professions.
Your son may just need to find his niche, and that may not be college. Just a thought.
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Sue, I would call your school counselor or whomever handles stuff like that for your particular school. In talking about grades, percentages, and GPAs for high school on this board, I've come to the decision that every school is different. :) I'm not even 100% sure our kids get credit for a class at *our* school for a D (which at our school is a grade of 60-69.5). I'm thinking a D is failing here, but I won't swear to it.
If your vacation plans hinge on whether or not he passes, I would definitely call the school and find out for sure what is considered "passing".
In our school, yes, it passes. IF they offer the course over the summer and IF the student chooses to, they can retake it and use the new grade; the old one stays on the transcript but doesn't 'count' toward graduation units.
Sue
I'm in Texas too, and I've been trying to research it in our school's policy code. I found some stuff in the legalese of the school board policy manual and that's what I deduced. Anything below a 70% is considered failing (in which a 70=C). In order to be promoted or graduated, the student must have a 70 or above in the four core classes (Eng, History, Science, Math) and any other class required by the diploma. Of course, they are talking about the final grade overall, not just one 6 week grading period throughout the year.
At least that's what I gathered out of it. Luckily I've not had to test that theory with either of my kids. :)
And I hear ya on the Spanish class. It has given ds15 fits all year, but he has worked so hard to even keep it a C. He failed last 6 weeks and busted his butt to bring it up to a middle C by the 3-week mark. Low and behold, he comes home just now and tells me he is failing again. :( The sad thing is I *know* how hard he has worked on it and he still blows it on the tests. sigh.
I might be the resident expert on this issue, b/c I've btdt so many times, sadly.
Sue -- your son reminds me of my younger brother (who's now 43). He was never the greatest student, and by senior year, my parents were wondering if he was even going to graduate. There were a couple of classes where he was hanging on by the skin of his teeth.
Since my folks were inviting out-of-town relatives to graduation, they needed to know if he was really going to pass. The administration assured them that he was--barely. On the day of graduation, the students didn't get their actual diplomas, just the folders, and then they were supposed to pick up the real thing at a designated location after the ceremony. My brother missed out on this piece of information (he probably skipped graduation rehearsal), and when he opened his diploma folder after he walked across the stage--he was devastated! He thought that the principal let him walk just so he wouldn't lose face, and that really he had failed! We had to explain to him the actual situation.
He never did go to college, but passed the post office exam on the first try (not an easy thing to do) and is loving his life as a mailman. He also has a very successful landscaping business on the side (he loves being outdoors--he's a walking mailman--he hated being stuck at a desk in HS). People at his church bring their sons to him to learn a positive work ethic through entry-level jobs in his yard business.
Interestingly enough, my non-college-educated brother makes more money annually than either my older brother or I do, and we both have master's degrees and hold managerial positions in our chosen professions.
Your son may just need to find his niche, and that may not be college. Just a thought.
Elizabeth
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