Would you ever...?

Do you mean like tenth grade?

In Idaho, we have Finals or, I guess Exams as you call them, starting in 7th grade.

Year 7! That's harsh. And Jake, year 10 is the same as 10th grade.

Year 8 at my high school was quite easy, especially the 2nd semester. We had an easy English class (when I say easy, I don't mean we're in the dumb class) decent Maths (since I averaged 86&, which is a high A), easy S&E (I don't know if you still call it Social Studies in America), and a few other easyish classes. But ugh, we had a HORRIBLE Science teacher that always made us work our @sses off and gave homework almost every lesson. My year wouldn't have been as good if we had exams in the middle of the year.

You will always have at least one horrible teacher.

In New Jersey I had the '64% is an F' grading scale all the way through high school. Exams didn't start until the 9th grade, but in the years before that we had state mandated Math and English tests at the end of every year.

Here in Australia in years 3,5,7 and 9 we have a stupid nation wide test, NAPLAN. The teachers get so worked up over it and think you HAVE to get perfect grades to increase the schools reputation. In the 2010 naplan (year 5) our teacher was so worked up about it, she gave us some maths booklet that was 20 pages for homework. And we only had a week to do it! Does America have a test similar to naplan?

There are state tests. And then there is the ACT.

Mike: I remember having both Math and English Exams twice a year every year from Third Grade on. We also had state-wide testing from I believe Fourth Grade on. Besides that, I believe it was about Eighth Grade when Exams started.

I can't remember a lot of those tests.

I can remember some of them, mainly because they had us take them once every semester.

At least you got a break from classes.

The tests only took about 30 minsutes. Not that big.

Warrior13 should've said:

minutes

I am part of the spelling police XD

This year I'll have naplan. Ugh, it's gonna be horrible. (it isn't just 1 test btw)

I thought you said napalm.

Nope. It's as science test, s&e test and a maths test.

Warrior13 said:

The tests only took about 30 minsutes. Not that big.

Ours would take up the whole 90 minutes. Curious, did you get the bubble sheets as well?

Some of us would take 90 minutes, but for the most part we would finish up and than watch a video or read a book or something to that extent depending on the teacher.

What kind of video?

Seth: Of course we had the bubble sheets. I never read a book though. I would rather do nothing than read. XD

Great learning attitude.

Warrior13 said:

In my school district, it has always been 59% or lower = F, 60-69% = D, 70-79% = C, 80-89% = B, and 90-100+% = A. It brakes up even more with minuses and pluses, but I didn't feel like listing them. I believe C (70-79%) is considered average, but in my district, a D will pass you. I'm just glad that the High School I went to didn't give you a credit unless you had a C or above.

That seems to correspond more to my college grading scheme, which I assume is this generous solely because the coursework is more difficult. Before the rise of the overzealous parent and 'snowflake syndrome' I wouldn't have expected this of a secondary school....