"No-fail" high schools

I thought I'd start up the blog again by keeping it light with something we ca all agree on.

Are 'No-Fail' Grading Systems Hurting or Helping Students?

With an 'H' grade rather than an 'F,' she continued, students and parents alike get another opportunity to learn the lesson plan and hold schools more accountable.

"Simply saying that an 'F' is what you get and everybody moves on does not help that young student," she said. "It takes the school off the hook in many ways."

The psychological impact of an "F" is also something to consider, according to Valerie Purdie-Vaughns, a professor of psychology at Columbia University in New York.

The psychological impact of an "F" is that you FAILED, try harder r-tard!