Importance Of Ending The Mediocrity Of D's In Schools

Ending the Mediocrity of D´s in Schools Getting a D gets you just as much credit as getting an A. Students are passing high school, but learning almost nothing in the process. One school district in New Jersey is trying to push those D students to get C’s by getting rid of the letter D from the grading system. Parent fully support this change but teachers, students, and some schools are against this because of graduation rates. Many believe that if you take away the letter D then the students that are at a D range are going to fail; as a result graduation rates will fall. Getting rid of D’s in schools will cause a decrease in graduation rates. Kids who graduate as a D student have little to no chance of getting into a 4 year college. “D’s