Can someone please tell me why the US gradeschool (even up through highschool) usesthe “A, B, C,D and F” system to grade? Why did they exclude the E?

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Can someone please tell me why the US gradeschool (even up through highschool) usesthe “A, B, C,D and F” system to grade? Why did they exclude the E?

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Wait. They used the E in the seventies and eighties when I was in school in Michigan… it was the lowest grade…the F existed, but it was like, if you didn’t finish your work or even try or whatevz, not a percentage correct like the other grades.

E was an absolute tho. There was no E plus or minus, though there was D minus.

Was this regional or something?

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Because grade school commonly uses
E= excellent
S= satisfactory
N=Need improvement
U=Unsatisfactory

This is to put less stress and ease confusion for little kids, I’m not sure this is the reason we took out E but it’s what we currently use the letter E for.