Yes, I agree with this because it takes a lot less effort to get an A in a band class than a College Biology class. I agree that the harder classes are worth a lot more than an elective type class because those are the ones you need to graduate high school. Plus, when a student goes home at night, they are typically more worried about the class that has a huge textbook and a lot of notes and projects to do, where as a band class just takes up time. If a class takes up a majority of your effort and time, shouldn't it be a majority of your grades?

This would be a good incentive for students to push themselves and take harder classes. Kids who take College Chemistry work much harder for an A than those who receive an A in Art.

I think it's unfair for students taking advanced classes to have to risk their GPAs or class rankings. Students taking more difficult classes should be recognized and not be treated the same as students taking so called "easy A" courses. The argument that it doesn't give students that aren't taking college classes the same opportunity to be valedictorian is invalid, because those who challenge themselves with college courses and put in the time and effort, deserve to be valedictorian more than those who don't.

I think that WDC should have weighted grades. I think this because college classes are harder, and some people get valedictorian or higher rankings by just taking classes that do not require much work. A con is that some people think that it is unfair that you have to take college classes in order to be valedictorian, but if the scale wasn't weighted I believe that the valedictorian would still be taking college classes anyways. A pro to this issue is that the students taking college classes would get more recognition for their hard work and ambition to take college classes and follow through with those.

I think that WDC should have weighed grades for college classes because college classes are more difficult than high school classes, and actually get you ready for the real world. Some people could get a 4.0 grade average just by taking easy classes that don't require much work, while others take college Biology, Algebra, English and still get a 4.0 even though it is way more difficult than regular high school. If the school would switch to a 5.0 scale for college classes, I think that it would be more fair for the people trying to get farther in high school than others are willing to go.

I believe that WDC should have weighed grades for college classes because a college class and a general art class should not be weighed the same. Students in college classes tend to be those who work harder for their grades and strive to be their best. Some kids take "easier" classes and end up with straight A's without really putting much effort in.

I think that WDC should have weighted grades so your GPA could reflect the difficulty of the classes you are taking. It is not fair to have a student who is taking the easiest classes possible and receiving all A's be directly compared to a student who is taking college classes and also receiving A's, because there is a lot more work and time that goes into college classes. Students who are taking college classes should receive more credit since they do more work.

I think that WDC should have weighted grades because harder classes should get more credit than easier ones. I think that you do more work, studying and cramming for harder, college classes and I think that WDC should acknowledge that and consider weighing them differently. Compare an art class to a college math class. They are getting weighed the same and one is way harder than the other. You have to study way more and way harder for a college math class and you are still getting weighed the same. it doesn't make sense. I think that WDC should change our weighing system.

I think their should be weighed grades for college classes because kids who take harder classes might not do as well as someone who takes easier classes and get bumped out of the top ranks.

I believe that WDC should have weighed grades. I believe this because students that take college courses should be getting more points for the harder classes they are taking. College courses are harder because a students will get college credit if they get a good grade. They should be rewarded for doing well in a college course because they are doing more work than in a regular non-college class. The stress for students in college classes also goes up as well because the deadline for projects and papers is set. A student cannot hand in something late. For students that do well in college courses, they should be rewarded. They should be the Valedictorian of the class because they worked their buts off during their high school career.

College English or any other college classes require more work than non-college classes. The required commitment to maintaining a college grade is greater than that of other classes like Choir or School Service. A student's choice to pursue a college class should be rewarded with an appropriately weighed grade. WDC should support a student's choice to pursue a college curriculum over that of other classes.

I think WDC should have weighed grades because it will push students to want to take the college course. Students are afraid to take college classes because they think it will take a hit on their GPA. It isn't fair to the students taking college classes to have their GPA ruined. The students in college classes have earned their way into that certain college class.

I think we should. Many of the schools that offer college level/AP corses offer a half or full letter grade jump, where you would earn the college grade you get but your highschool grade would be bumped up. This would increase attendance of the college level classes and would encourage some students that are terrified of losing their gpa to some nobody that is loading their schedule with art classes and other lax classes. Not that art isn't hard, but it is not really an accedemic class, which isn't that what school is all about?