Attention Mississippi Residents!!

[crazyjoedevola]

The MHSAA is considering requests to change our grading scale in line with surrounding states (tomorrow I think).

As you know, in most schools in Mississippi the scale is 93-100 A, 85-92 B, etc.

In other states it's 90-100 A, 80-89 B, etc.

This greatly hurts the chances of our students in academic AND athletic scholarships.

Example......A student in other states could have all 80's......therefore he would have a 3.0.

In Mississippi, he would have a 2.0.

With the NCAA sliding scale, this makes qualifying easier elsewhere.

This is not dumbing down our educational system, it is simply putting our students on a level playing field with others.

Even if your child is not a sports star, it could easily affect him/her on academic scholarships as well.

What do you think about this proposed change?

[MSDawg870]

In TN we had the 94-100 A, 86-93 B, ect.

I think they should change it for the simple reason that the 10 point scale is what most colleges use, I would guess anyway.

MSU uses the 10 point scale and I'm grateful for it.

[Greenhead22]

It should be a 10 pt grade scale all the way around.

If you get 90% of the material in a HS class, you should get an A.

[scott j]

AND FOR ME IF YOU GET A 60 IT SHOULD BE A 'D'!!

[GET-N-RITE]

Dam they are making it easier and easier. Graduated in 2001 in TN 100-95 A 94-88 B etc.

[bigoak]

How can the MHSAA change the grading scale? Wouldn't the grading scale have to be changed by the Department of Education.

[jkb87]

How can the MHSAA change the grading scale? Wouldn't the grading scale have to be changed by the Department of Education.

i was wonderin the same thing.....

athletic assoication pretty sure has nothin to do with the grading scale.....

however maybe you mean the athletic asso. is pushing this gradin scale chnage to better help their athletes coming out of their state program....

[sallymae]

Looks like the NCAA would be smart enough to adjust the two different scales or possibly change to a numeric average

[crazyjoedevola]

It's only a proposal made by coaches assc. Probably due to the large number of athletes who do not qualify out of high school. I'm not for this proposal, just posting what I read. I think the problem is larger than the grading scale, but that is another topic!!

[Deagle]

I'm all for the change. Besides, come Friday night in Mississippi, nobody gives a rat's fat booty what Lamont made on his Algebra exam. But when it is time for college, a number of kids who could have possibly had professional careers later, get left out. Who cares if they can't even spell education? Give 'em 4 or five years, and they will have people do it for them! It's good for the economy. And besides, when is the last time you heard a reporter ask Tony Romo what his GPA was in high school? All they know, is that he is breaking Jessica Simpson down like a Double Barreled shotgun. So, now who's the dummy?