What is a weighted grading scale? A weighted grading scale is a system of assigning courses different amounts of points depending on the difficulty of the course. Should the grading scale be weighted for high school students? Some might say no, it shouldn't be weighted. This person's reason might be that everyone hasn't had a weighted grading scale since the beginning of their high school career, which would make the scale unfair since the students G.P.A. might be greatly effected if the students took easy classes. Well, those people are wrong. The grading scale should be weighted. This policy is only fair to all students to have a weighted grading scale, even if they didn't take more difficult classes.

If the grading scale were weighted, there would not be as many valedictorians and salutatorians in a high school graduating class. There are some students that graduate...