[Stu from NYC]

Originally Posted by BlueStarAirlines

This is exactly what happened in the school district we moved from. In fact, there is no longer a "F" for failing a course. Now the lowest one can get is a D-, which means its impossible to fail an individual course even if one gets a 0% every quiz or test. They have also removed student ranking, so graduating in the top X% of your class is no more.

The wealthier parents are doing everything from enrolling their kids in private schools to after school tutoring in advanced math, sciences, and languages. Most of the tutors are the teachers from the schools, so they are making more money by teaching after hours what was part of the regular curriculum.

Dumbing down the curriculum and results will mean the death of us as a country. Students have to be challenged