GPA's So far?

[mad4u689]

The US education system is fairly varied, which is the problem. Public schools function as a result of LOCAL municipal taxes, which means that richer municipalities can spend more on the schools, and thus have better education. This is an example of embedded classism, where the nature of the institution itself causes the cycle of poverty to repeat itself.

 

 

 

Some US schools are fantastic. In general, US schools tend to focus on a broader education than other countries, a tradition I'm very proud of; that is, students don't specialize until later in their education careers. I think this is a good thing, because it forces all students to study all the important subjects (math, english, sciences, history, etc) for longer, providing a broad knowledge base that's incredibly useful in the real world.

 

 

 

I went to a public school in a fairly well-off area, and my education was phenomonal. I feel like I learned a lot, and to be honest, I feel quite educated when talking to other people online from other countries :) So don't knock it til you've tried it :D

 

 

 

Also, just because a school is more well-off and students get better grades, doesn't mean it's just easier. I had fantastic teachers... but they were actually fantastic teachers. They were inspiring, passionate about their respective subjects, and worked long extra hours. They gave out extra enrichment if we wanted it. I had teachers that held extra optional sessions at the end of year after school that almost everyone attended, because we didn't quite finish all the material during the year, because we covered it in so much detail (this was AP bio; 39/40 students got 5s on the AP test that year).

 

 

 

So, the education in America can be fantastic, both public and private, in some institutions. The problem is that it's not as consistent as it should be, and there's very little practical way to get ALL the schools in the country to reach the level of the TOP schools in the country. That is, it would cause an averaging effect if they tried to change the methods of funding public schools, and thus top schools would become worse, which isn't fair either.

[darkmage099]

^^ Well said, Mad.

[Seahawk10490]

Very well put Mad, I tihnk im going to send that to some of my foriegn friends.

[sjiskebab5]

9th grade, 7.2/10 :D I'm happy as hell

[jakerules13]

3.8 so far, and West Bend East was ranked in the top 100 schols according to the Newsweek magazine special.

[Bmw]

 

 

 

I think Mr. Putter explained it quite well. Since getting good grades (like 90+) is extremely difficult, admitting people based on their school grades alone is a pretty legitimate thing to do. It takes someone who is naturally gifted in a certain field to obtain a very high mark, meaning if they have a high mark in a certain field, it would be a good idea to admit them.

 

 

 

Come senior high school year, teachers also start to mark their students like they would a university student (not to the full extent, but just enough to give them a taste). (Some) Canadian high schools place a ton of emphasis on preparing students for university, and it's a really good thing imo.

 

 

 

I agree and disagree. For my entire high school career, I've obtained over a 92% average, peaking last year (grade 11) at 94% overall. There were maybe 3 other students in my range, above or below me by a few decimals.

 

 

 

However, this year teachers are marking extremely hard. I didn't expect such a large jump from grade 11 to grade 12. So far my 4U Chemistry mark is around 98, Physics around 95, and Geometry is quite low unfortunately. Note that it's the beginning of the year, and my marks are bound to decline heavily, as most of what we've been doing so far in Chem and Physics are simply brief extensions from last years material.

 

 

 

I can't give my average yet, as school only started a month ago. It would be ridiculous to say my average, as it will obviously change. Even mid term marks can prove to be inaccurate, as the exam counts for 30% of your mark. So from now until January (semestered school) my average will be uncertain. I'm pretty nervous though, went to the University fair yeterday. I'm hoping for aerospace eng. at U of T or comp eng at UW. :pray:

[Thaulsis]

Well, I have experienced both the American private school system and the Canadian public school system.

 

 

 

My marks jumped 10%+ going from Canadian public to American private. I also found AP courses to cover more Canadian junior material then senior.

 

 

 

However, I guess there is a possibility it was just the difference between schools and not systems.

[insane]

or comp eng at UW

 

 

 

Heh, my cousin is in software eng at UW - it's crazy hard. Like he was the local computer genius and he's really got to work his tail off there.

[Viv]

spanish 4 75(hard and i below average)

 

intensified chem 84(medium.)

 

keyboarding(idk A i think)

 

econ(idk A or B)

 

algebra2 85(medium hw 20% but belw alot of it off 89 test average)

 

pe(idk A or B)

 

english 10(idk A i think)

 

 

 

way better than last year if i get that spanish grade up then its honor roll time.

[irulepoker]

4.0, 7th :D

 

 

 

I go to an extremely ghetto public school... To see a kid smoking weed is normal, to see someone not smoking weed isn't almost impossible.

[magemachine6]

13/15