Bozeman High School - Aerie Yearbook (Bozeman, MT)

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4 . , -'gx.L. ' Q Qae- 'EZ b -WV, T311 Q V W- I don't understand if the majority of students should fall into the C range, why the C range is the smallest. Don Wilson, science Considering the philosophy of a grading system, i think it is adequate. Roscoe Mont- gomery, science I am concerned that teachers have a tendency to adjust their course to grade achievement, rather than content achievement. As a result, we are not always challenging the student. Grover Anderson, science Faculty!131

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j'First' of all, I don't like the pass-fail system of grading. I think it takes away the class incentive and possibly less learning takes place. I realize there is some unfairness involved, in computing a grade point average. Gerald Schroeder, guidance counselor You never have a system that is always fair James Olson, guidance 'wlth 80 'With 80 different teachers teaching, there is no way they can all agree upon one grading system. Ruth Thlbeault, guidance counselor Question: How would you rate our grading system? We can dread them or try to avoid them but they still come out four times each school year grades Teachers pile on the homework and plan last minute tests like theirs is the only class we have to try and determine what grades we ve earned Qontrary to popular belief teachers don t like giving grades any more than we 3 like getting them Some teachers would like to see the present grading system replaced with a pass fall system This might encourage students to take classes for their content and not just because they ve heard it was an easy A Some of us seem to straighten up our act and maybe brownie a little right before I 2 i 1 l 3 I ll f lg I i, 4 1, is-....,,.,...... .,,.. .1 s v vi i li 1! ,. 9 lt A W al gk il ss ' 1, 1, lv lr QP '-w.mw.,h,,,s-- the end of a grading perlod but often find It doesn t help matters much Despite our devious efforts teachers are always going to be recording those grades and here s what a few of them think about lt DEISS I fail T

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Gazers Sagittarius lNov. 23- Dec. 211: Leadership value is high. You can take charge of work projects, but may have to drag your heels a bit due to partnership delays Rehearsal time will be important for the overall success of projects Horoscopes are they an illusion or reality? As a rep resentation of the heavens at any given time by which astrologers profess to foretell the future of persons born at that time Records of horoscopes ex tend back to 3000 B C m rough the centuries aided with breakthroughs such as Newton s Galileo s and Kep ler s theories Yet the majority of us dont believe our horoscopes but we do read them Believe it or not so do teachers only for curiosity of course Babylonia. They have, th- I think you can tit your horoscope pretty easily into your daily activ- ities, but I still like to read it. Mrs. Kay Tlppett, business law, COOP, office education, Business Law ll Question: Do you read your daily horoscope? I never read it. Scott Mc- Donald, beginning typing, Ac- F counting I and record keeping l l ll I ll