tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31471033.post8735471638602504018..comments2023-11-24T04:15:31.339-05:00Comments on Barrett's Blog: FluxBarretthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10638593926215956051noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31471033.post-22902782731499370212007-06-04T16:16:00.000-04:002007-06-04T16:16:00.000-04:00i was very much wondering what that meant. the web...i was very much wondering what that meant. the web site is 16sur20.com, which makes much more sense now.Barretthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10638593926215956051noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31471033.post-51724233171354637752007-06-03T14:57:00.000-04:002007-06-03T14:57:00.000-04:00Most grades in the French educational system are g...Most grades in the French educational system are given out of ten, but more often out of twenty. Because their system is universal but not quite meritocratic (refer to last week's ny-er talk of the town comment), they lack any semblance of American grade inflation. Thus, one of the most outstanding and realistic grades you can get is 16/20, or seize sur vingt. Can you imagine boasting about a lousy 80% in high school? (Obviously not even curved or weighted.) The envy we reserve for any GPA>4.0 is, in France, given to those who score what we refer to as decidedly average.rthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14852869948036111965noreply@blogger.com