Schools track grades at schools
Some high schools inflate grades to push out students
Yeah, especially if the kid just happens to be one of the teachers kids..
Surely that’s difficult to do if there are few applicants from a given school.
I would think looking at SAT scores is a much better indicator.
1100 is unexceptional. I wonder - are the schools saying they don’t require SAT but they really do?
Not only do they inflate grades, but pass them when they shouldn't be passed just to get them out.
If they don't make graduation it is 100% blamed on teachers and the schools, never the student's own shortcomings - such as repeatedly ditching school, not studying, not handing in assignments (ever), sleeping in class, flunking tests - and then blaming everything but himself (which the media and government will agree with). The parent will also blame everything except the student.
No win situation for teachers and the schools so best to be rid of the problem. Saw it all the time.
All this from a professional teacher of 33 years (me).