Why do grades at school (a,b,c,d,f) skip the letter E.?
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In the school I student taught in, in MA, they used E instead of F.  Just going in order.\n\nI think other schools don't use it partly because in some elementary school E stands for excellent. Maybe they wanted to avoid confusion.
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Woah, that's a tough one. Is it from an IQ test perhaps?\n\nI haven't solved it but would suggest that we think in terms of those letters being the first letter of items in a list that we would normally know the order of.  Such as JFMAMJJASOND being the months of the year. I don't believe the order has to do with their position in the alphabet.\n\nPLEASE let us know if you get the answer!
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Though some of the answers above are partly right, here's a better explanation.\n\nA, B, C, D are called Letter Grades where in Students scoring within a range are given a particular "grade" not "marks" for the course/subject.\n\nEach letter grade typically stands for a number a.k.a Point,\n\nA = 4\nB = 3\nC = 2\nD = 1\n\nF = Fail, so course need to be taken again or something.\n\nAn average of all these grade points (numbers 0 to 4)  in all subjects is calulated and is given as the GPA (Grade Point average) , typically on a scale of 0 to 4.\n\nSo a 4.0 GPA is the highest (exceptions are there where more could be scored) and is available for a "straight A" student.\n\nNote that some institutions also award partial grades like A-, B+ etc which are typically 3.75, 3.25 etc
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I know what you mean.\n\nThe letter 'A' is not in the spelling of the numbers 1 - 100. \n\n\n\n--- LeeeN
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You need to know the equivalent of A, B, C, D, F, which will depend on what country you are in (and different US school systems interpret grades from other countries differently, alas.)\nIf you receive the same letter grades,\nA=4\nB=3\nC=2\nD=1\nF=0\nAdd up your grades and divide by the number of courses.\nYou can also use the 12-scale (a+=12 down to F=0), figure it out that way and then divide by four.  Little more accurate, little more work.\nSo if you had 5 classes, 1 A, 3 Bs and 1 C, your total would be 15, divided by 5 =3, GPA is 3.0
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In first there is C missing and in another A is missing
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It has to do with the we humans process language in general and the printed word specifically.  You notice that all of the letters are there, and the beginning and ending letters are correct.  For longer words, they often have anchors at the syllable breaks.  We have difficulty when letters are missing or extra letters are added, changing the size of the words, and also when words are just typed in in a stand alone mode, and we lose context.
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WOW!!!! There are no E's... which is the most commonly used letter in our language!!!1
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Funny, most people these days think an A means good job.  A "B" means average and a "C" means you failed.  People get upset when they only get a "C."\n\nBad news, a C, by definition, means average.  That's what most people are (again, by definition).  If a lot of people are getting grades other than C, the grading scale is messed up.  \n\nAn A means outstanding.  You have to really impress me for one of these.  Some people hand them out like candy.  "You did the work, you get an A!"  NO!!  That would be a C!!  You did what was required and no more, you get a C!
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generally, i would say C.  However, that could vary depending  on the school district or college that is evaluating the grades.  Peace
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well,the standard grades level that i am aware of  are A, B, C ,D,F\nand i am sure that it is being regulated by the department of education.\nIf there are no D's in your school it might probably be your school internal  rules.\nYou can actually  call the department of education and you will get an answer.\nYou can also go to your school catalog under grading policy.\nHope this helps
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The problem here is the definition of "proficiency."\n\nFirst, grade level standards were set by what AVERAGE, non-disabled, native Engish speaking learners could gain, through standard large-group instruction, in one school year. An average 3rd grader's reading level is what is considered "3rd grade level."\n\nThis is very much like Procrustes' bed... if you're too short for the bed you get stretched, and if you're too tall for the bed you get your legs chopped off.\n\nThen, NCLB set a standard that ALL students, including those whose environmental impacts (e.g. non-English speaking home, physical/physiological disabilities, abusive homes, low-income homes, etc.) interfere with their learning rates, be able to perform at that "grade level" marker set by students who are not contending with these other variables.  In other words, NCLB, with that "100% of all students will read at grade level" goal, demands that the following children all read English at grade level by the age of 8:\n--a child with severe learning disabilities, who cannot naturally and efficiently process visual symbology into language like his/her peers can, due to physiological wiring issues in his/her brain\n--a child with mental retardation, whose natural learning rate is 200 to 1000 times slower than the "average" child\n--a child who is blind and deaf\n--a child in a persistent vegetative state\n--a child whose first exposure to English was that year, and who never speaks English at home\n--a child who has been through severe emotional, physical, and/or sexual abuse, who is unable to concentrate due to anxiety and post-traumatic stress disorder\n\nand so on.\n\nEach and every one of these different, "non-average" children CAN LEARN....but at their own potential rates, not at some "average" marker. The whole purpose of Special Education, ESL programs, etc. is to help students whose situation is outside the "average" learn to their individual full potential.\n\nTeacher accountability should require consistent demonstrated, reasonable levels of growth in ALL their students (no plateaus or regressions), at those students' levels of potential. Average kids should be expected to make at least one grade-level gain. Gifted children should be expected to make at least 1.5 to 2 grade level gains each year. Special education students should be making gains commesurate with their IQ scored potentials combined with developmental expectations (e.g. children with learning disabilities are often not developmentally ready to learn fluent reading until the age of 10 or so....small gains in some skills can be made until the developmental "leap" happens). ELL students should make gains in their English skills based on "foreign language" learning rates, not native speaker rates.\n\nPortfolio documentation of student progress from August to May, an 80% (B) passing grade rather than 60% (D), no cap on retaining students in grade level, automatic referral for special ed services if a student has been held back 2 or more times for not earning a B average in the regular ed setting (if not already identified and tested/admitted to specialized programming earlier), real accoutability laid on parents rather than schools for student attendance and discipline, teacher professional development based on real student need and not political considerations/program adoptions, and smaller teacher/staff to student ratios in all areas and categories to give each student more individualized instruction time, would be truly effective.\n\nNCLB as it stands appears to be an attempt to cut education from the federal budget while using teachers as scapegoats.
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So simple.... The letter "E" ...\n\nThe day means...sunday monday, tuesday, wednesday, thursday, and so on....\n\nTuesday have one "E" and Wednesday have two "E" so there are 3 "E" in day... \n\nAnother way to justify this is by listing morning, afternoon, evening and night. if you count the "E" there are 3 "E".\nSo that explains it...Am i right guys?...
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I actually just had this happen to me.  It was mid trimester and I was doing really bad in Chemistry.  I spoke to the Dean, and he said that a "W" looks better than an "F".  However, he said more than one or two "W"'s doesn't look good either.  He definitely assured me that on won't have that much of an impact.\n\nBTW - I'm applying to dental school, and the Dean said it still wouldn't matter that much.
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it's actually very simple- it is in fact based on the removal of vowels to shorten the material being written.\n\n example:\nits actlly vry smpl- n fct bsd on rmvl o vwls 2 shrtn mtrl bng wrtn
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If it is a 4.00 scale, give each letter grade the follow values:  A=4; B=3, C=2, D=1 and F=0.  Add the values and divide by 6.  If you need to carry it further:  A=4, A- = 3.7, B+ = 3.5, B=3, B- = 2.7, C+ = 2.5, C=2, C- = 1.7, D+ = 1.5, D=1, D- = .7.
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No special reason. All letters have been used in physics.\nRather arbitrary chosen.\n\nTh