A Teacher Grows Disillusioned After a ‘Fail’ Becomes a ‘Pass’

[moraldeficiency]

ohmygawd, I guess it can be taken out of context

Hell, man, if I didn't think you were a cool guy, that would be my sig. right now. In the future avoid using the words, "ruthless", "pubescent" and "@sses" in the same sentence, no good can come of that.

 

[PLAS]

Hell, man, if I didn't think you were a cool guy, that would be my sig. right now. In the future avoid using the words, "ruthless", "pubescent" and "@sses" in the same sentence, no good can come of that.

okay, how about this:

"although I am very strict when it comes to upholding rules and regulations stated in my class, the students seem to be happy with my overall teaching performance"

 

[MaskedManJRK]

I'm not sure how it is in other schools, but at my school, the parent can go online and see their student's grade in "real time".....meaning if I put new grades into the computer today, it automatically updates that student's grades in my class......this has helped us alot because we have teachers that wouldn't put grades in until right before progress reports, or final grade reports........now if a parent will keep an eye on their student's grades, they will say something if the grade doesn't change for 3 weeks......it keeps the teacher on the ball, and the parent informed.....I send home progress reports at 3 weeks and 5 week periods.....and if a major grade has been given I'll send one home.....as well.....

Didn't happen at my school. Hell, our website SUCKED. The only usable information I got was the days off.

But yeah, this kind of s**t is definately what's destroying this country. I mean, there's helping a kid learn and then there's just slapping a grade on the kid and handing him/her off to some other poor schmo.

 

[Superman79]

as a teacher, I wouldn't peg it as a "faaaaar left mentailty", but you're right on most everything else

I was just calling it Far Left because (at least from those I know) not all those on the political left believe in the touchy feely bunk...IMHO anyway.

 

[Superman79]

It's become all about getting kids to pass ridiculously easy "competency exams" and guaranteeing high graduation rates thanks to the Federal "No Child Allowed To Excel" program.
jag

This is why we should never let Teddy and Dubya play together in the same sandbox... (I point to "immigration reform" as example #2)

 

[Superman79]

What happened to the days where a kid was slow, you ignored him and put him in the corner?

That or you whapped him in the head with a ruler...or was that just Catholic school??

 

[DareDemon]

Samantha Fernandez, Indira’s mother, spoke on her behalf. “My daughter earned everything she got,” she said. Of Mr. Lampros, she said, “He needs to grow up and be a man.”


From Michigan, Mr. Lampros recalled one comment that Mrs. Fernandez made during their meeting about why it was important for Indira to graduate. She couldn’t afford to pay for her to attend another senior prom in another senior year.

Wow, this woman sounds just as stupid, if not more so, than her daughter. The guy was just doing what was fair, so he's "not a man" because he's not giving the girl a free pass? Ridiculous.