Grades Are Out

My son, a high school sophmore, has run up against one of those teachers.

The school has a system that sends out very detailed grade reports at the push of a button.

His Spanish teacher sent out a mid-term grade report that showed a score of 103%, including extra credit items.

She sent out no reports until the final grade.

He got a B+! His average was 87%. His final exam score was 85% and counted as 10% of the grade. The report stated that he had no missing assignments. Ergo, he must have had an average score of about 60% for the second half of the semester. For him, this is very, very unlikely.

He wants to handle the negotiations himself. This kind of thing has happened with this teacher before and he was able to get things turned around.

Part of the problem is that the teacher is barely computer literate. She also has about 400 students, so she is always way behind in grading papers. She does not know how to handle grading on the curve on the computer, which takes come skill.

This will be interesting.

Changes?

I wonder where the titles went.

They now only appear on the index.

I rechecked my settings.
It must be part of the template.

First Snow of the Year

We finally got the first snow of the year. It was only 1"-2" inches overnight and was gone by 1 p.m.

We actually got some flurries on Saturday. The first grader across the street was sitting on the front steps in full snow gear (including goggles) holding his sled. He wanted to use it sooo much, but the snow was not sticking.

He actually did get to use it this morning.

The snow was, of course, beautiful. Large flakes and no wind. It hung on the trees and left an eerie feeling.

Neat Weather Site

Here is the National Weather Service forecast for Cedar Rapids, IA.

This is the way forecasts ought to be presented.

Interesting Questions

If you throw a cat out of the car window, does it become kitty litter?
If you choke a Smurf, what color does it turn?
Is it OK to use the AM radio after noon?
What do chickens think we taste like?
What do people in China call their good plates?
What do you call a male ladybug?
What hair color do they put on the driver's license of a bald man?
When dog food is new and improved tasting, who tests it?
Why didn't Noah swat those two mosquitoes?
Why do they sterilize the needle for lethal injections?
Why doesn't glue stick to the inside of the bottle?
Why is it called tourist season if we can't shoot at them?
Why do you need a driver's license to buy liquor when you can't drink and drive?
Why isn't phonetic spelled the way it sounds?
Why are there Interstates in Hawaii?
Why are there flotation devices in the seats of planes instead of parachutes?
Why are cigarettes sold at gas stations where smoking is prohibited?
Have you ever imagined a world without hypothetical situations?
How does the guy who drives the snowplow get to work?
If the 7-11 is open 24 hours a day, 365 days a year, why does it have locks on the door?
Why is a bra singular and panties plural?
You know that indestructible black box that is used on airplanes?
Why don't they make the whole plane out of that stuff?
If a firefighter fights fire and a crime fighter fights crime, what does a freedom fighter fight?
If they squeeze olives to get olive oil, how do they get baby oil?
If a cow laughs, does milk come out of her nose?
If you are driving at the speed of light and you turn your headlights on, what happens?
Why do they put Braille dots on the keypad of a drive up ATM?
Why is it that when you transport something by car it is called shipment, but when you transport something by ship it's called cargo?
Why don't sheep shrink when it rains?
What would Geronimo say if he jumped out of an airplane?
Why are they called apartments when they are all stuck together?
If con is the opposite of pro, is Congress the opposite of progress?
If flying is so safe, why do they call the airport the terminal?