But a top official at New York City Transit instructed managers to instead assign a rating of "marginal," a higher mark, because of business considerations.
"Research shows that kids who are led to focus on grades - the reward of a high mark - tend to think less deeply, prefer easier tasks, and find learning less interesting," he says.
She made sure I didn't leave anyone out of my birthday parties, and of all the ratings on my report card, she was always most proud of a high mark for "plays well with others".
"But they would rather sacrifice that free time and spend all their time studying to have a greater chance of getting a high mark, and so everyone has to follow".
And that may be very good for the seller, in terms of income from items that carry a higher mark-up".
On a night when the team should have been celebrating a high mark of the season, reaching the Big East championship game tonight against Connecticut, the soul of the team was devastated.
I think it's a high mark, of course.
Nearly 1 in 5 Muslims, do not consider Sufis to be Muslims, with a high mark of 44percentt in Egypt.
The brand first gave the queen a bag in 1968 and she later granted them the Royal Warrant (a high mark of recognition reserved for goods or services that supply Her Majesty, the Duke of Edinburgh or the Prince of Wales).
Telling your recipient that you only wanted to be "helpful" is a high mark of passive-aggressive behavior.
