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Jack1000 · 11-28-2003, 09:24 PM

Guys,

This may qualify as a blooper. In this episode, Wally yells at Beaver for being dumb because Beaver struggles with arithmetic. Beaver says he is good in History, Science, and English. But, if you look at Beaver's report card, English is NOT listed as a subject when the card is briefly seen or when the grades are read by Eddie to Lumpy or Ward to June!

Jack

junecleaver · 11-28-2003, 10:35 PM

strange....english is a really important subject..you fail that and you're screwed!

Mijada · 11-29-2003, 12:12 PM

I thought it was funny that there were grades for citizenship and courtesy. I don't ever remember getting graded on that.

ricardo/mertz · 11-29-2003, 04:08 PM

I don't remember getting graded on citizenship either. But, my kids were graded on it all through grade school. It counted right along w/ science, reading and math. Maybe it is something they are getting back to.

thetruth · 11-29-2003, 04:19 PM

HELLO!!!!

thetruth · 11-29-2003, 04:22 PM

ARE YOU HERE. ????

Bugiddle · 11-29-2003, 05:18 PM

Is this the episode in which Beaver changes his "D" grades to "B's" with one stroke of the pen? Today's kids would have to hack into the school computer system in order to change their grades!

About citizenship as a grade: I think that it is making a comeback for a couple of reasons. 1) Schools are trying to give kids an incentive to be cooperative, stay on task, and be polite to their teachers and the other students so there will be fewer discipline problems in the classroom (especially in the upper elementary and middle school/jr. high grades) and 2) It's a way to give "extra points" to kids who may not do well in a certain subject, yet they are well-behaved and try hard. (A "self-esteem" thing.)

Mijada · 11-29-2003, 05:36 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by Bugiddle
Is this the episode in which Beaver changes his "D" grades to "B's" with one stroke of the pen? Today's kids would have to hack into the school computer system in order to change their grades!

Actually Eddie changed the grade to try and get Beaver in trouble. I would imagine it would have been very easy to change grades back then since they were pretty much written out by hand.

evermore · 11-29-2003, 07:17 PM

I THOUGHT "D" ALWAYS STOOD FOR "DANDY"!

EDDIE SAYING THAT CLARENCE URGED HIM ON!!!

Mrs. Ducky · 12-03-2003, 04:23 PM

When I was in Elementary school we had this thing called "Heartwood". I t was this program where we learned how to be respectful and who ever showed the most respect got a Heartwood token to use at the Heartwood fair they held at the end of the year.
Now, (in Jr. High) we have this thing called "Character Education". Today in Character Ed. we talked about "The Journey Through Adolescence". I guess that's sorta like citizenship, but we don't get graded on it.

Bugiddle · 12-03-2003, 04:42 PM

Mrs. Ducky:

Just out of curiosity, what did your teachers talk about in "The Journey Through Adolescence"? This sounds like a funny name for a character education class!

(Character education was started after my school career ended, I guess, because I don't remember any classes like that...)

tdr · 12-03-2003, 09:04 PM

In elementary school, we had a grade in 'Conduct,' and no + or - marks were given; it was A,B,C, or D. In junior high and high school each class had a number grade for classwork and a grade in 'Deportment.' But before I was out they went to a 'quarter system' with letter grades A,B,C, or F (no D). To be on the honor roll you had to have at least 90 average and no Deportment grades less than 90 [A].

I assume report cards today are printouts instead of handwritten, so it would be harder to change the grade your parents see; but still, before computerization, the grades were recorded in a teacher's grade book and filed with the principal, so it still would have been hard to 'get away with it.'

Bugiddle · 12-04-2003, 03:20 AM

"Deportment"

(The word just makes me chuckle!)

Mrs. Ducky · 12-04-2003, 07:42 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by Bugiddle
Mrs. Ducky:

Just out of curiosity, what did your teachers talk about in "The Journey Through Adolescence"? This sounds like a funny name for a character education class!

(Character education was started after my school career ended, I guess, because I don't remember any classes like that...)

They told us how to be a good person, it was really boring.

vze3t9q9 · 12-07-2003, 07:31 PM

Yes I remember in grammar school, we had a conduct grade, tardiness grade and a few other that I did well in.. For me being sweet, kind and cooperative gave me my best grades.

11-28-2003, 09:24 PM	#1
Jack1000 Member Senior Member Join Date: Dec 05, 2001 Posts: 2,055	Interesting Observation For "Beaver's Report Card" Guys, This may qualify as a blooper. In this episode, Wally yells at Beaver for being dumb because Beaver struggles with arithmetic. Beaver says he is good in History, Science, and English. But, if you look at Beaver's report card, English is NOT listed as a subject when the card is briefly seen or when the grades are read by Eddie to Lumpy or Ward to June! Jack

11-29-2003, 04:08 PM	#4
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11-29-2003, 04:22 PM	#6
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12-03-2003, 04:23 PM	#10
Mrs. Ducky Member Senior Member Join Date: Apr 01, 2003 Location: Pennsylvania Posts: 1,461	When I was in Elementary school we had this thing called "Heartwood". I t was this program where we learned how to be respectful and who ever showed the most respect got a Heartwood token to use at the Heartwood fair they held at the end of the year. Now, (in Jr. High) we have this thing called "Character Education". Today in Character Ed. we talked about "The Journey Through Adolescence". I guess that's sorta like citizenship, but we don't get graded on it.
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11-28-2003, 10:35 PM	#2
junecleaver Member Senior Member Join Date: Jun 28, 2003 Location: i'm a southerner! :D Posts: 1,298	strange....english is a really important subject..you fail that and you're screwed!

11-29-2003, 12:12 PM	#3
Mijada Spencers mom Forum 4000 Club Member Join Date: Dec 02, 2001 Location: eastern US Posts: 4,093	I thought it was funny that there were grades for citizenship and courtesy. I don't ever remember getting graded on that.

11-29-2003, 04:19 PM	#5
thetruth Member Occasional Poster Join Date: Aug 17, 2003 Location: CALIFORNIA Posts: 20	HELLO!!!!

11-29-2003, 05:18 PM	#7
Bugiddle Member Frequent Poster Join Date: Jun 19, 2003 Posts: 229	Is this the episode in which Beaver changes his "D" grades to "B's" with one stroke of the pen? Today's kids would have to hack into the school computer system in order to change their grades! About citizenship as a grade: I think that it is making a comeback for a couple of reasons. 1) Schools are trying to give kids an incentive to be cooperative, stay on task, and be polite to their teachers and the other students so there will be fewer discipline problems in the classroom (especially in the upper elementary and middle school/jr. high grades) and 2) It's a way to give "extra points" to kids who may not do well in a certain subject, yet they are well-behaved and try hard. (A "self-esteem" thing.)

11-29-2003, 07:17 PM	#9
evermore Member Forum Regular Join Date: Aug 16, 2003 Location: New York City Posts: 906	I THOUGHT "D" ALWAYS STOOD FOR "DANDY"! EDDIE SAYING THAT CLARENCE URGED HIM ON!!!

12-03-2003, 04:42 PM	#11
Bugiddle Member Frequent Poster Join Date: Jun 19, 2003 Posts: 229	Mrs. Ducky: Just out of curiosity, what did your teachers talk about in "The Journey Through Adolescence"? This sounds like a funny name for a character education class! (Character education was started after my school career ended, I guess, because I don't remember any classes like that...)

12-03-2003, 09:04 PM	#12
tdr Member Senior Member Join Date: Mar 23, 2001 Posts: 1,454	In elementary school, we had a grade in 'Conduct,' and no + or - marks were given; it was A,B,C, or D. In junior high and high school each class had a number grade for classwork and a grade in 'Deportment.' But before I was out they went to a 'quarter system' with letter grades A,B,C, or F (no D). To be on the honor roll you had to have at least 90 average and no Deportment grades less than 90 [A]. I assume report cards today are printouts instead of handwritten, so it would be harder to change the grade your parents see; but still, before computerization, the grades were recorded in a teacher's grade book and filed with the principal, so it still would have been hard to 'get away with it.'

12-04-2003, 03:20 AM	#13
Bugiddle Member Frequent Poster Join Date: Jun 19, 2003 Posts: 229	"Deportment" (The word just makes me chuckle!)

12-07-2003, 07:31 PM	#15
vze3t9q9 Member Forum Regular Join Date: Jan 31, 2003 Location: ROCKCOVE Posts: 548	Yes I remember in grammar school, we had a conduct grade, tardiness grade and a few other that I did well in.. For me being sweet, kind and cooperative gave me my best grades.