Thursday, October 19, 2006

Give them an inch and they want the mile...

It's amazing. Some students have been miserably failing Physics for the past two years and when it comes to their forecast, I am still willing bump their grade up to a 5C and they'll stand there demanding at least an 2A. Just because they say they need it to enter college. Just because they say "I will study very hard lah Miss Hoo - I need an A for Physics." How can they possibly expect me to give them an A for a forecast when they have not proved they are capable of even passing the subject?

For those who don't know the grading system, as a rough guide, the grades trickle down this way: 1A 2A 3B 4B 5C 6C 7D 8E 9G where to pass they need at least 45 which is 8E. Our school's system is tougher than the SPM grading system to make the students work harder for their marks. Actual suggested grading system is a minimum of 40 for a pass.

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