tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10132773.post7996461873179975048..comments2024-03-08T00:17:09.224-08:00Comments on The Daily Grind: Policy Vs. PhilosophyMr. McNamarhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03062641578010808106noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10132773.post-86026507171707214132007-11-20T20:08:00.000-08:002007-11-20T20:08:00.000-08:00This seems to me to be a non-problem. A 45% is a ...This seems to me to be a non-problem. A 45% is a failing grade; it's an F. The teacher is being allowed to give the student an F for the period during which she did little or no work. There are many reasons for a student to have problems during the first semester. Some students will later respond to the efforts being made by caring teachers to get them back on track. Obviously, a student would have to make a real turn around to get a 75% from this teacher. If so, the student must do the work, must make an effort and must fulfill the requirements met by any other student who gets a 75%. Are we saying that we want to screw any student who messes up and then makes a real effort? Childhood is about chances, about learning that when you screw up you make things hard on yourself, but if you make a real effort you can do wonderful things. <BR/> <BR/>This policy is not a problem. The teacher is being bitter and punitive. Not the kind of person we need teaching.Joehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10926776170603735471noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10132773.post-18477477455305549262007-11-20T18:45:00.000-08:002007-11-20T18:45:00.000-08:00OUCH!I would be pissed off, to say the least, if I...OUCH!<BR/><BR/>I would be pissed off, to say the least, if I was being forced to pass kids who didn't earn it. And what about the kids who work so hard to earn the grades, talk about a dis-motivation for them! I think I'd go to a charter school or move to another district. <BR/><BR/>It's wrong to pass kids to make a school "appear" better. It does a GIANT disservice to the teacher, student, and society. Graduating kids who aren't ready for the world is a sham. <BR/><BR/>How frustrating this post was, but thanks for sharing it. Trust me, I know all to well about 50% of kids failing, it's a chunk of my students! But, I will NEVER give a passing grade. And, if they screw up the first quarter and show improvement and effort, I'll work with a kid, but they HAVE to prove it. No courtesy Ds from me.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com