tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10348701.post2230639107130480271..comments2024-03-13T21:26:03.011-07:00Comments on Right on the Left Coast: Views From a Conservative Teacher: The Soft Bigotry of Low ExpectationsDarrenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15730642770935985796noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10348701.post-6926800930243569772014-05-10T21:06:17.297-07:002014-05-10T21:06:17.297-07:00How do you get a 5.0? Simple. Find a school that n...How do you get a 5.0? Simple. Find a school that not only gives a bonus point for honors classes, but 2 bonus points for AP! (Yeah, I've seen it.)<br /><br />Frankly I hate the whole bonus point concept. Honors courses are often ruined by students that are only there to get the extra point. I lost track of the number of parents complaining their kid got a B, or even a C, in honors chemistry. At some point they almost always stated "Well science just isn't her/his thing."<br /><br />It was all I could do to keep from screaming "If science isn't her/his thing, why the Hell is she/he in my honors chem class?"Jerry Doctornoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10348701.post-11798149185546467532014-05-10T19:12:33.111-07:002014-05-10T19:12:33.111-07:00And, additionally ... that would not change his GP...And, additionally ... that would not change his GPA. It would only change the 'considered' GPA. Which should be reported, if true. <br />maxutilshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11294262473781967372noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10348701.post-47620337440935988842014-05-10T19:10:45.279-07:002014-05-10T19:10:45.279-07:00I guess I might be... but I know when I applied to...I guess I might be... but I know when I applied to college, they counted all of them. And, I applied to Princeton and they certainly counted them all ... and turned me down. If you want to cherry pick GPA classes, I suppose you can ... but that totally ruins the concept of GPA. As does grade inflation.<br />maxutilshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11294262473781967372noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10348701.post-72770662605716009842014-05-09T19:01:22.720-07:002014-05-09T19:01:22.720-07:00Perhaps *you* are wrong, and they only count "...Perhaps *you* are wrong, and they only count "college-track" courses when determining a GPA and not PE or certain electives. Just a thought.<br />Darrenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15730642770935985796noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10348701.post-61947807464886596952014-05-08T23:09:10.295-07:002014-05-08T23:09:10.295-07:00Not to diminish his feat ... but how is it mathema...Not to diminish his feat ... but how is it mathematically possible to have a 5.0 GPA? Surely he had to take at least one non honors class ... say, PE? And wouldn't an A, worth 4 points, cause his GPA to be lower than 5? I'm sure that all the Ivy league schools were jumping over themselves to admit the smart black kid ... but that number MUST have been misreported ... and it really bugs me that no one is questioning it. Not because I'm racist, not because I don't wish him well, but because it is wrong ... maxutilshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11294262473781967372noreply@blogger.com