Craig Andres wrote: > Most of the schools that I have experience with use E, not F. Of > course > at Kettering University we use 70-100 where 70 is a low D-, and 100 is > > an A+. A 65 is our E. The numbers do not even mean %. Go figure. > > Ed Ketz wrote: > > > Welcome to 00-2 Folks, > > > > Hope your holidays were everything they were supposed to be. Last > > night - > > near abouts 2 AM - I woke up with a VERY strange question running > > through > > the unexplored region twixt my ears. I have no idea why this > > particular > > question woke me up, but this is the LAST time I will pig out on > > jalapeno-chilli-cheese burritos while watching Babylon 5 in the wee > > hours! > > Here's the question: Where did the practice of assigning the > letters > > A, B, > > C, D, and F as grades come from? Why don't we use the E? > > > > Any insights would be appreciated. > > > > Ed. > > "It's not the bullet with my name on it that worries me. It's the > one > > > > addressed "To Whom it May Concern." Anonymous