i'm jealous that l seems to work for a district that managed to realize what crap that idea is and did something about it. :) my district has been cramming this idea down our throats for the last two years. the last pd i sat through was a two hour indoctrination on the benefits and fairness of not giving zeroes and putting fifty percent credit in for nothing since 'it's still failing, but gives kids hope since teachers giving zeroes, don't you know, kills grades.'
uhm, no. what kills your grade, and just about anything else, is choosing to do nothing over and over and over again. and expecting that you will get something for it.
it is the most ridiculous thing i've heard, and that's saying something in this current educational climate. teachers have rebelled against this for the last two years, but in my district it hasn't gone away. they just think if they keep recycling the old pd and force us to listen, we'll eventually give in. or leave.
props to l and props to you. i've said it before and i'll say it again, your kids teachers must love you for your sense of responsibility and accountability and for working with them. parents in my district are good with this policy. for years we've had them coming in with their kids trying to change grades by turning in late work (work from the previous trimester/semester/year for credit). one teacher was just taken to the board by parents trying to force her to change their kid's grade. we've had lawyers in the building threatening to sue over grades.
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Date: 2009-05-17 12:30 pm (UTC)From:uhm, no. what kills your grade, and just about anything else, is choosing to do nothing over and over and over again. and expecting that you will get something for it.
it is the most ridiculous thing i've heard, and that's saying something in this current educational climate. teachers have rebelled against this for the last two years, but in my district it hasn't gone away. they just think if they keep recycling the old pd and force us to listen, we'll eventually give in. or leave.
props to l and props to you. i've said it before and i'll say it again, your kids teachers must love you for your sense of responsibility and accountability and for working with them. parents in my district are good with this policy. for years we've had them coming in with their kids trying to change grades by turning in late work (work from the previous trimester/semester/year for credit). one teacher was just taken to the board by parents trying to force her to change their kid's grade. we've had lawyers in the building threatening to sue over grades.