0 = 40?? Passing with a 7

Focusing on learning and effort reduces the focus on grades
http://www.tampabay.com/news/education/k12/article1014081.ece
A Florida county is thinking of making 40 the lowest possible grade even if the student does not hand in the work.

"How it would work
The Hernando County School District is considering changes to its grading policy at the elementary school level that would get rid of zeroes and create a minimum F score. Here's how it would work:
• A student who does not turn in an assignment or test would receive a 40 percent.
• A student who turns in a test or assignment and scores, say, a 30 percent would get a 49.30 percent in the gradebook. Adding the actual score after the decimal point is a way for teachers to keep track of what the grade would have been if not for the minimum F policy. "

In Engineering school, due to low averages, a 7 out of 100 on an exam could be a passing grade. Starting at 40 would have more than quintupled some scores on exams we actually took ;)