Classes out of sequence
Bledsoe's transcript shows that he got his 90 in Algebra 3 during the first semester of his senior year, prior to taking Algebra 2 during the second semester. Bledsoe also received an A in Algebra 2. Before Bledsoe came to Parker, the highest grade he received in high school math was a C, according to the transcript.
Asked whether it is common for students to take Algebra 2 and 3 out of sequence, Martin responded: "It isn't normal for a person to do that or be allowed to do that. Had I looked at his transcript, I wouldn't have allowed him to do that. By the time he got to us, I guess what we had to do ..."
Martin paused before continuing: "Well, I ain't even going there with that. I'm going to my grave with that."
Bledsoe's transcript shows a significant academic turnaround between Hayes and Parker. According to the transcript, he had a 1.75 core GPA when he left Hayes late in his junior year and produced a core GPA of 3.0 at Parker.
"If you had a chance to go to a Division I school, wouldn't you work a little harder in the classroom?" McDaniel said.
With the exception of a B in English 10 at Woodlawn's summer school to make up for a failing grade, Bledsoe did not receive a grade higher than a C in any core class before Parker. He received an A or B in seven of his 10 core classes while attending Parker, according to the transcript.
"That is a pretty big jump," Martin said. "I've seen it done before ... I was not close enough to Eric along the way to determine whether he would be able to do that or not."
I'm sure all of was on the up and up. Kinda like Derrick Rose taking the SAT. Done with you
Bledsoe's transcript shows that he got his 90 in Algebra 3 during the first semester of his senior year, prior to taking Algebra 2 during the second semester. Bledsoe also received an A in Algebra 2. Before Bledsoe came to Parker, the highest grade he received in high school math was a C, according to the transcript.
Asked whether it is common for students to take Algebra 2 and 3 out of sequence, Martin responded: "It isn't normal for a person to do that or be allowed to do that. Had I looked at his transcript, I wouldn't have allowed him to do that. By the time he got to us, I guess what we had to do ..."
Martin paused before continuing: "Well, I ain't even going there with that. I'm going to my grave with that."
Bledsoe's transcript shows a significant academic turnaround between Hayes and Parker. According to the transcript, he had a 1.75 core GPA when he left Hayes late in his junior year and produced a core GPA of 3.0 at Parker.
"If you had a chance to go to a Division I school, wouldn't you work a little harder in the classroom?" McDaniel said.
With the exception of a B in English 10 at Woodlawn's summer school to make up for a failing grade, Bledsoe did not receive a grade higher than a C in any core class before Parker. He received an A or B in seven of his 10 core classes while attending Parker, according to the transcript.
"That is a pretty big jump," Martin said. "I've seen it done before ... I was not close enough to Eric along the way to determine whether he would be able to do that or not."
I'm sure all of was on the up and up. Kinda like Derrick Rose taking the SAT. Done with you
