[MarDav]

Kids can now come out of school with a GPA higher than 4.0 because of weighting of Honors and AP classes. I attended a high school graduation last year and the valedictorian had a GPA of something like 5.65. I’m not sure when this bloating of GPA’s took place, but I don’t recall it when I was graduating in ‘75.

[agrace]

Probably not long after you graduated then, because they were doing it when I was in high school from 83-86.

[TWohlford]

“Kids can now come out of school with a GPA higher than 4.0 because of weighting of Honors and AP classes. I attended a high school graduation last year and the valedictorian had a GPA of something like 5.65. I’m not sure when this bloating of GPA’s took place, but I don’t recall it when I was graduating in ‘75.”

The sad part is when such students get to college, and get shelled in their classes. I’m not saying it will happen in the case you cite, but I will assert that many, many “honor” students, especially in urban schools, find that they cannot function in big-time colleges when they get there. At that point,they blame racism, or sexism, or some “ism”.

[dynoman]

My first daughter had an ACT 10 points higher than one of the “co” valedictorians.

High School GPA is just about meaningless these days.

[Fast Ed97]

Most lower tier and even middle tier colleges/universities along with “Community Colleges” have their course work set up so the student actually has to work hard at a course to get anything lower than a “B”. Graduate school (with the exception of law/med school is set up the same way.

[goodwithagun]

I am not defending this, because I have a low opinion of scholars classes (see my other posts). However, if the classes truly are advanced and the students are doing more advanced work they should get the weighted grade. This allows the more advanced students to become valedictorian. Otherwise, some low-level student taking underwater basket weaving will get this honor. It has happened many times in my school.