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The fallowing give’s reason why I chose A-F grading, the first reason I chose A-F is because it gives kids confidence to do better. Kids that struggle in school should know where there at, so they can have more boost to hopefully do better with their schooling. When I took math in middle school I didn’t do very good in it, when I saw I had a 78 in that class I tried my hardest to make it to a 80 before the nine weeks were up. The second reason I chose A-F grading is because parents need to know how their children are doing. Parents need to know where there children sand in school with their grades, so they can help them do better in school. My mom made get a tutor in reading, so I could continue to play sports. The third reason I

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