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I should also mention that the kid probably would have competed, but things were just too chaotic at home to really focus. A family member's health issues basically dictated our entire lifestyle for months.
It’s absolutely mind-boggling when a kid wins a major national award and gets called a once-in-a-generation talent by other instructors, yet somehow walks away with a mediocre C grade. As a parent who also went through music school, I love seeing my child stay passionate about playing, but it feels like this teacher is doing everything possible to crush that spark. To me, it looks like pure retaliation because the student opted out of certain regional or national competitions this year, effectively denying the teacher that ego boost of self-promotion. That grade doesn't hold any weight anymore; if it were up to me, he’d be getting a hard zero.
Does this mean if a student has mostly A's and C's all year long, without ever getting an F, they could still end up with a failing grade at the end of the term? I'm asking because, from my perspective, it feels a bit off. If a teacher decides to give a failing grade for personal reasons, even if the kid never actually earned an F during the school year, is that legally allowed under our school district rules?
Could someone help me make sense of how the final grade for a core subject—specifically an instrument—is calculated at the end of the year? Does the final mark pull from all the grades entered in the online portal throughout both semesters, or is it strictly based on the final exam given by the three-member committee? Or is it a combination of both? Thanks!