All posts tagged "grades"
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New system gives meaning to grading
The idea of standards-based grading started in elementary schools a few years ago according to Pam Zeigler, director of elementary education. “The elementary schools switched...
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Making the Grade: Three high school courses piloting standards-based assessments
This year marks the second year of Cedar Falls High School’s plan to transition from percent based grading to learning based grading. The school is...
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Weighted GPAs coming to CFHS
By: Jason Rathjen When the morning bell rings on the first day of the 2016-2017 school year, some students will be under a brand new...
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Survey: most happy with grade-alike friends
By: Hannah Sanderman Surprisingly more than 80 percent of the 120 students surveyed have more friends in their own grade than different grades. With all...
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In evaluating teacher effectiveness, students should give the grade
Everyone is afraid the students are not making the grade, but how about a role reversal? Students should be able to evaluate their teachers. Why?...
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Uniforms limit number of outlets for creativity and self-expression
Across the nation, schools both public and private have been debating implementing school uniforms. Administrators and parents believe that school uniforms will eliminate discrimination and...
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Student’s Pressures On The Rise
With rising college tuition and increased competition in college admissions and scholarships, it’s not unusual for the average high school student to be incredibly stressed...
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Could 4’s and 3’s replace A’s and B’s?
By Sara Gabriele When Isabella Mauceri checks her grades online, she doesn’t see a list of assignments. Instead, she sees a list of standards, such...
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How much is a GPA worth? Student shares opinion on impact of weighted grades
By Steve Ramsey 2009 Many high schools across the nation have implemented a grading system in which certain classes are worth more on the 4.0...
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AP classes deserve weighted grades
By Alex Ulfers 2007 To most high school students, making sure that they get into the right college is perhaps the most stressful part of...
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Model UN returns from Iowa Youth Symposium
CF’s Model United Nations attended the Iowa Youth Symposium in Des Moines for the first time two weeks ago. For those unfamiliar with how MUN works, it’s essentially a...
