Some may ask at this point if they all get A's. While I tell them that while it is technically possible, in fact, I flunk between 10 and 20 percent of students each trimester, not based on a curve, it just happens to work out that way. The first trimester is the hardest because many students do not trust that they can do the tasks I ask. The first trimester, only about 10 percent get A's but, as the year proceeds and trust is built, about 20 to 25 percent get A's by the end of the year. Granted, there is always 5 to 10 percent attrition from the students near the bottom of the scale.
Grades are meaningless.
In 1995 at South, there were over one-hundred Valedictorians. A kid with a 4.0 G.P.A. wasn't even in the running. Certain teachers are easier, others harder. That's the way it has always been. Some movement has been made to try and bridge the gap in grading practices by creating standards.