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Oct 2009 Power school
Hi All, I've noticed several posts of people searching for others with sons/daughters/spouses power school start date in Oct - so I thought we should start a discussion group and meet up :)
Carol
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Permalink Reply by Terry (AARON's Proud Mom!) on
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Found out on Facebook that my Aaron did well on his test too. He was very pleased!! TGIF!!
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Hi Ladies! Well this must have been a test to do well on - Eric sent me an e-mail on his way to his watch and said that he only missed 2 out of 260 - so he was really excited about that. Yeah for our sailors! I did hear that the end of Power School is harder than the beginnng too! Hang on everyone!
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Gail that's awesome!! :D
Well, I learned today that the Navy offers some great incentives to do well! Ryan actually 4.0'd yesterday's test (one other guy in his class did, too). So today a Lt. Commander came in and gave them a certificate and talked to them a little, and he gets 3 hours for lunch on Monday (rather than the 20 minutes he usually has by the time he gets home and has to leave again)... So tell your Sailors to just keep doing well! It's worth it :) Ryan said he completely overhauled the way he studies, and it's working out for him. When I start grad school I'll be asking him for studying tips! -
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Casey -- that is wonderful!!! Good for Ryan! Aaron got a 3.90 on his test yesterday - wonder if he gets any perks! HA! Enjoy the long lunch Monday!!
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Man a 3.9?! and then Gail's only missed 2... our boys are doing great :) I'm so glad.
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Wow! Eric didn't tell me that you got a perk for a 4.0 - is this the first time? He actually had a 3.96 and was very pleased. I have to admit that I was happy when he said he wasn't obsessing over getting a perfect score - pretty much his MO all of his life. His dad was always ( and still is) really hard on him, and he said what he was learning was to forgive himself if he made a mistake and just continue to do his best. I almost cried when I heard this, because I realized just how much he has grown!
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Gail - That is awesome!!! It is so comforting to know they are all doing so terrific right now.
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Sure does take a lot of pressure off us moms (and girlfriends, and wives) doesn't it?
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Permalink Reply by Carol Aileen on
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Wow they are doing great! my Aaron got 3.72 - I don't know how many he missed - not sure how that is all calculated.... Yes takes alot of worry knowing that he is hanging right in there!
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ok for those like me who have troubles understanding this grading system here is how my son explained it
pretty much each test has a different weight but the 4.0 scale is used to compare them.
like they can be worth any point value but then you divide how many points you get by
the number possible then multiply that times 4 to get your score on a 4.0 scale. like
(242/260)x4=3.72
like our reactor plant systems test was a little one. only 120 points. but heat transfer yesterday was 260. so you can say that i got a 3.53 on RPS but a 3.72 on Heat transfer but the heat transfer is worth way more -
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Okay I feel dumb - I just realized the 4.0 scale is literally that... 242/260 would be on a 1.0 scale, so a 4.0 scale is just that times 4. Know what I mean? lol
basically- thanks for the explanation :) -
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