In school, when an american child recieves a report card..the grades are A,B,C,D and F.....What happened to E? Is there a reason E isn't in the grading system?
2006-11-23 18:16:12 · 9 answers · asked by Shaide 2 in Education & Reference ➔ Teaching
I guess because the F was supposed to stand for "Failure." Actually, a lot more school systems are going to numerical grades, giving percentages for each grading period. I like it a lot better, because when a kid brings home a "B" in a subject, you wouldn't know if they were almost to an A, or in danger of slipping to a C. If the grade is given as 88, then you know.
Besides, schools can't use the E for grading...baseball stole it to use as an abbreviation for "Error..." like when the shortstop boots a ground ball, it's E-6...error, shortstop.
2006-11-23 18:29:56 · answer #1 · answered by Yinzer Power 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I have never seen E used on report cards. For letter grades, it has always been -
A 90 - 100%
B 80 - 89%
C 70 - 79%
D 65 - 69%
F 0 - 64%
Some schools consider 60% as passing, so D would be 60 - 69%.
Also, with this system, there are usually pluses or minuses. The report card should have a key on it to show what the letters stand for.
2006-11-24 01:10:27 · answer #2 · answered by Jilly 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Many schools (like the one where I teach) are going to what's called a Standards Based system rather than letter grades or percentages. Kids get a 1, 2, 3 or 4 to show how well they can do each of the required tasks for their grade level. A level 4 is "above standard," a 3 is "meets standard," a 2 is "approaching standard" and a 1 is "significantly below standard." A standard is the required skill, such as "communicates understanding in math" or "understands and uses different strategies to read."
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2016-10-13 00:28:51 · answer #4 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Because an E is easily changed into a B and and F would have been easily changed into an E back in the days when teachers graded by hand.
2006-11-24 04:08:00 · answer #5 · answered by fancyname 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
That's how it is when we are in school, E, doesn't count for anything, I'm not sure, I've never really thought of that before, good question!
2006-11-23 18:24:31 · answer #6 · answered by blacktwinus 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
E was used already by Albert Einstein, when he needed a letter to answer MC square. lol.
2006-11-23 19:00:36 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
in my school we use an E instead of an F for some weird reason
2006-11-23 18:18:44 · answer #8 · answered by Secret Agent Man 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
" A through D" are the academic grades
"F" just stands for "Fail"
2006-11-23 18:27:18 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋