2024-04-27 15:29:54
The United States education system considers a 70% as a “c”, the lowest passing score in some cases, and is two grades higher than an “f” or failure [Link] NEEDS_MORE_RATINGS(2-1-1) Author
2024-04-27 15:48:06
In the United States, a 70% grade is a “C”, which is a passing grade. The grade below is a D, which is also passing. Anything below 59% is an F and only then would a student be failing a class. [Link] NEEDS_MORE_RATINGS(17-1-5) Author
2024-04-27 16:13:56
No note needed, community notes are not for users to answer questions posed by a post. You can reply to a post by clicking/tapping the speech bubble below it NEEDS_MORE_RATINGS(0-0-0) Author
2024-04-27 16:27:18
Correction, CN is for correcting misinformation and adding needed context. The post claims 70% is failing when that's just not true, the proposed CNs are doing their job and correcting said misinformation. NEEDS_MORE_RATINGS(0-0-0) Author
2024-04-27 16:37:44
Unfortunately, societal pressure has people thinking a 70% - a C (almost a D) - is bad. It's not good enough to get you into a scholarship, and many parents think it is a sign you're not paying attention or just failing in some way. [Link] NEEDS_MORE_RATINGS(1-0-4) Author
2024-04-28 21:36:13
The US doesn't have a standardized grading system and the currently displayed community note is as incorrect for many American schools as the post itself. In some places anything below a 70 is an F NEEDS_MORE_RATINGS(1-0-0) Author