BlsdMama Posted February 1, 2017 Share Posted February 1, 2017 So, DS "did" PE and by did, I mean earned a special badge by doing months of bicycling, culminating in a 20 mile course in one day, and having to learn the ins and outs of caring for himself and his body through all of this. It was an incredible amount of time spent on physical fitness. Frankly, I want to give him an A. However, I'm not sure if the public high schools still grade PE? And if they do, is that part of the GPA? Because I also don't want him penalized (me putting a pass/fail) when other kids are getting their PE grade pushed into their GPA. KWIM? This was DEFINITELY not fluff. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Caroline Posted February 1, 2017 Share Posted February 1, 2017 In my district, kids get a grade for PE. It is calculated into the GPA. It is not calculated into the GPA used for our state's HOPE scholarship. (Only certain classes are used for that one.) 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kassia Posted February 1, 2017 Share Posted February 1, 2017 My kids did get grades for PE in high school that were factored into their overall GPA. Their classes were such a waste, though. The PE teacher was just holding on until retirement and did absolutely nothing. She wasn't even on time for her first period class and she would just let them play basketball or walk the track when she was there. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted February 1, 2017 Share Posted February 1, 2017 Graded and yes, it counts in GPA just like every other elective course (ours were always classed as electives even though two years were required). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BlsdMama Posted February 1, 2017 Author Share Posted February 1, 2017 (edited) We are required to complete 2 credits. He completed Boy Scouts Personal Fitness. We also did Backpacking, Swimming, etc. But the Cycling one was really a full credit (100+ miles WITHOUT the studying.) So I figure one credit as personal fitness/PE and another as PE/Cycling. This is pretty serious business. His GPA determines Honors College or not and I don't want him to get messed up because I put Pass instead of a grade. Edited February 1, 2017 by BlsdMama 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anne in CA Posted February 1, 2017 Share Posted February 1, 2017 I did not give my son an A for kayaking for home school PE. I had to keep finding his stuff and I gave him a B because he kept losing his paddle, and it caused me a lot of inconvenience lol. My dd gets a letter grade for PE, which is always an A, in public school. Everyone gets an A in PE in her otherwise academically advanced public school, lol. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Arcadia Posted February 1, 2017 Share Posted February 1, 2017 My dd gets a letter grade for PE, which is always an A, in public school. Everyone gets an A in PE in her otherwise academically advanced public school, lol. Even when they fail the California physical fitness tests at 5th, 7th and 9th grade :lol: The high school kids need two PE credits to get their high school diploma. The PE grade does not affect GPA for state universities and does not get used for Cal Grant. So schools are pretty generous with PE grades. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MysteryJen Posted February 1, 2017 Share Posted February 1, 2017 My dd2 will get a grade for her gym class this year. It is a team sports class and she is graded on participation, attendance, and quizzes on the rules of the sports. Sent from my LG-H345 using Tapatalk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
freelylearned Posted February 1, 2017 Share Posted February 1, 2017 Sounds to me like he earned an A. At the high school I taught at, kids got bad grades in PE. If students participated every day with a good attitude and worked to improve their fitness level, they got an A. You wouldn't believe how many kids would stand on a basketball court and then not move. They didn't get As. Give your son the grade he deserves. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
theelfqueen Posted February 1, 2017 Share Posted February 1, 2017 My kids in PS got their PE credits for sports -- Oldest for wrestling and Muppet Boy for Marching Band... I don't remember if there were grades attached but an athletic letter precluded the need for a class. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Farrar Posted February 1, 2017 Share Posted February 1, 2017 Back in the day, the way the serious kids gamed it was to hold off on doing all four of their PE credits until the final semester of their senior year so that the unweighted grades wouldn't be part of their GPA. Sigh. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
2squared Posted February 1, 2017 Share Posted February 1, 2017 Sounds to me like he earned an A. At the high school I taught at, kids got bad grades in PE. If students participated every day with a good attitude and worked to improve their fitness level, they got an A. You wouldn't believe how many kids would stand on a basketball court and then not move. They didn't get As. Give your son the grade he deserves. This is how it works in our public school. PE is a serious class with a real grade. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bettyandbob Posted February 1, 2017 Share Posted February 1, 2017 PE is graded. It counts toward GPA. It can pull the GPA down if a student is taking a lot of weighted classes. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AK_Mom4 Posted February 1, 2017 Share Posted February 1, 2017 Look at it this way: You grade it an A - they include the A when calculating his gpa. Everything is good. You grade it an A - they change it to a Pass and don't using it when calculating his gap. Everything is good. He earned an A. Give him the A and feel secure about it. I had one kid do a Health class pass/fail because that was how it was offered at the public school too. Public school translated that to an A on the treanscript because their system couldn't handle a Pass - everyone gets an A or an F in the record.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
teachermom2834 Posted February 1, 2017 Share Posted February 1, 2017 Give that boy an A ! He earned it and you do not want it to mess up his GPA. Honestly....I would give an A for PE for way less than that :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Only me Posted February 1, 2017 Share Posted February 1, 2017 My son went to public high school. They graded PE and it counted towards the GPA. Your son sounds like he did way more than they did in my son's class. Many of the kids put in minimal effort and still got A's. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BlsdMama Posted February 1, 2017 Author Share Posted February 1, 2017 Thank you all - I changed it from Pass to A. You'd think by now I'd feel comfortable with this but the transcript always feels so final, have to make the decision, and have to be professional. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted February 1, 2017 Share Posted February 1, 2017 PE is a serious class here, and an unweighted grade. There are so many nonparticipants hete that all sections are combined, with one teacher taking nonparticipants to track or gym where they must shamble the entire period to get their participation grade. Engaged students work on the course objectives. Some do take PE and music ensembles pass/fail in order to gain class rank by not pulling the weighted gpa down. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SparklyUnicorn Posted February 1, 2017 Share Posted February 1, 2017 Never heard of schools not grading PE. They do around here. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
whitestavern Posted February 1, 2017 Share Posted February 1, 2017 IIRC, my oldest did get a grade for PE, but it was unofficially a pass/fail class. Meaning, you either failed by never showing up ever, or you got an A. This is kind of what ours is as well. Hard not to do well if you show up and do what they tell you. Also, at our high school, if you play a sport you are exempt from PE. You are required to do a half year of PE but after that, as long you do one sport a year, that fulfills your PE requirement for the other years. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jan in SC Posted February 1, 2017 Share Posted February 1, 2017 My ds is in private school and they do grade PE. It is weighted as a college prep class. They have a semester of PE and.a semester of health. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
foxbridgeacademy Posted February 1, 2017 Share Posted February 1, 2017 DSD got a grade for PE last semester in P.S. (she's been to 3 H.S. they all grade for PE). I have/will be giving my HSed kids grades for PE. Some Colleges replace a pass with a C, DS deserves way more than a C, kid has gotten in gear, bike riding, running, working out at the gym (eating healthy), and lost 30 pounds in 2.5 months. He's definitely getting an A, it may be his only one :glare: . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vonfirmath Posted February 1, 2017 Share Posted February 1, 2017 My kids in PS got their PE credits for sports -- Oldest for wrestling and Muppet Boy for Marching Band... I don't remember if there were grades attached but an athletic letter precluded the need for a class. I got INTO band in 6th grade to get out of PE in high school. Yes, marching band counts and we got graded on band. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StephanieZ Posted February 1, 2017 Share Posted February 1, 2017 Of course, grade it, and give him an A. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TravelingChris Posted February 1, 2017 Share Posted February 1, 2017 My kids did a lot more PE in homeschool than I did in public school. Yes, I graded their PE because schools did and I wasn't going to hurt their GPA. I have no memory of what grades I got in high school but I know I hated PE at my junior high because it wasn't graded by effort- it was graded by skill and effort along with the locker rooms being a place of bullying including the PE teacher. I definitely got my GPA lowered because of that stupid PE in 9th grade at that junior high. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mom22ns Posted February 1, 2017 Share Posted February 1, 2017 We are required to complete 2 credits. He completed Boy Scouts Personal Fitness. We also did Backpacking, Swimming, etc. But the Cycling one was really a full credit (100+ miles WITHOUT the studying.) So I figure one credit as personal fitness/PE and another as PE/Cycling. This is pretty serious business. His GPA determines Honors College or not and I don't want him to get messed up because I put Pass instead of a grade. 100 miles of cycling is only 6 or 7 hours. How is that another credit? I definitely agree with giving him an A though :). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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