Our school district's latest grading policy

[MikeWaters]

Originally Posted by SeattleUte

I don't have a big problem with it except that I'd be concerned that when my kid has to play by different rules he doesn't get hammered. Someday he will wind up at a school that gives only one chance, has deadlines, etc. I'd work with him to develop a sense of internal goals and deadlines and time management, which in the final analysis is an extremely valuable skill and ethic.

half of the incoming males at BYU every year do not know anything about time management and deadlines. And they are all lilly white middle-class kids. Not inner city kids.

[Solon]

Originally Posted by MikeWaters

half of the incoming males at BYU every year do not know anything about time management and deadlines. And they are all lilly white middle-class kids. Not inner city kids.

The college kids I teach are not as sharp as those at the BYU, but even so there's a lot of panic when I (generally) don't allow do-overs or re-takes. The "I've never gotten a B before" excuse comes out a lot (male and female).

[myboynoah]

Originally Posted by Solon

The college kids I teach are not as sharp as those at the BYU, but even so there's a lot of panic when I (generally) don't allow do-overs or re-takes. The "I've never gotten a B before" excuse comes out a lot (male and female).

Don't hurt their self-esteem, Solon. This is America.

I remember enrolling our daughter in an international school and the Irish head mistress commented on how one could always tell the American students; they carried themselves with such confidence.

The next week I read a report on comparing the standardized math test scores for high school students among 10-15 countries. Naturally the U.S. fell toward the bottom of the scale. They also published the results of asking the students how well they thought they did on the test. America was number one.

I guess a lot of it is about expectations.

[MikeWaters]

how many of you attended high school where it was over 75% black and hispanic?

How many of you attended high school where over 90% of the students qualified for free lunch?

[SeattleUte]

Originally Posted by MikeWaters

how many of you attended high school where it was over 75% black and hispanic?

How many of you attended high school where over 90% of the students qualified for free lunch?

We had one hispanic. The rest of my 2,300 classmates at Brighton High were white. However, the lone Hispanic was kicked out permanently and forced to switch districts when he streaked right through the main hall leading to the front foyer, across the foyer, and out the front door. He was wearing a ski mask and jumped in a car that sped away. But he didn't fool anybody. True story.

[The_Tick]

Does it count if my wife teaches at one of those schools?

But I would put the numbers at 95% for both.

This is a school district that drives the busses around and picks the families up for Back to School night because so few people can afford to have cars themselves.

NCLB is the absolute worst thing Bush has done.

You cannot hold a child back a grade as a teacher no matter what.