praise a teacher giving late penalty

[Anonymous]

DD came back complaining a severe penalty for late homework, making her nearly in the same position of turning in nothing. She might even get a C as the interim grade in this MS magnet core course. I actually appreciate this teacher very much. This could be the most effective way of teaching her the importance of being on time. Thank you teacher!

[Anonymous]

Send an email to the teacher. Not sure if you should come the principal or not. Let her know you appreciate her holding your child accountable. It’s a rarity these days. Great job to that teacher!

[Anonymous]

Oh no! Not a C! (clutching pearls). Just kidding. My kid's private school has late penalties in every class. One day late= half credit. Two days late= a zero. A real zero. Not a default 50%. Limits applied consistently are part of why I pay money for private school.

[Anonymous]

I so wish more would start doing this. Instead it has been proclaimed there will be no penalty for late submission. Pretty sure my kid is waiting until the last week to hand in 1/2 her stuff.

[Anonymous]

You know what would be even better: as a parent monitoring her schoolwork and ensuring that it was turned in. Good for the teacher but you are a lazy parent.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:DD came back complaining a severe penalty for late homework, making her nearly in the same position of turning in nothing. She might even get a C as the interim grade in this MS magnet core course. I actually appreciate this teacher very much. This could be the most effective way of teaching her the importance of being on time. Thank you teacher!

Sounds punitive and inflexible.

But if you think it's great, then you should send an e-mail to the teacher.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Oh no! Not a C! (clutching pearls). Just kidding. My kid's private school has late penalties in every class. One day late= half credit. Two days late= a zero. A real zero. Not a default 50%. Limits applied consistently are part of why I pay money for private school.

You sound like a teacher I had in college who told us that if you missed a deadline at orked you would be fired! Not exactly true. While I do think kids should be accountable, a strict inflexible policy does not promote learning. I would rather the kid did the work and got it in late then failed the class.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:You know what would be even better: as a parent monitoring her schoolwork and ensuring that it was turned in. Good for the teacher but you are a lazy parent.

I hate these “lazy parent” posts. Why is it the parents’ responsibility to make a child turn in an assignment? And at what age does it stop? Is the child attending school or the parent?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:You know what would be even better: as a parent monitoring her schoolwork and ensuring that it was turned in. Good for the teacher but you are a lazy parent.

Middle schools kids should be accountable for their own work absent any learning deficiencies.
Parents like you are the reason kids get to college and are clueless. You aren’t doing your kid any favors.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Send an email to the teacher. Not sure if you should come the principal or not. Let her know you appreciate her holding your child accountable. It’s a rarity these days. Great job to that teacher!

+100

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:You know what would be even better: as a parent monitoring her schoolwork and ensuring that it was turned in. Good for the teacher but you are a lazy parent.

I hate these “lazy parent” posts. Why is it the parents’ responsibility to make a child turn in an assignment? And at what age does it stop? Is the child attending school or the parent?

“Lazy Parent” Broad is over on the “when did parenting become so involved” thread. She’s having a field day over there.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:DD came back complaining a severe penalty for late homework, making her nearly in the same position of turning in nothing. She might even get a C as the interim grade in this MS magnet core course. I actually appreciate this teacher very much. This could be the most effective way of teaching her the importance of being on time. Thank you teacher!

Sounds punitive and inflexible.

But if you think it's great, then you should send an e-mail to the teacher.

OP here. That is exactly my DD's point. She said in this scenario she would rather turn in nothing. I didn't respond but smiled at heart: No, you won't, because you know other kids are turning in on time.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Oh no! Not a C! (clutching pearls). Just kidding. My kid's private school has late penalties in every class. One day late= half credit. Two days late= a zero. A real zero. Not a default 50%. Limits applied consistently are part of why I pay money for private school.

You sound like a teacher I had in college who told us that if you missed a deadline at orked you would be fired! Not exactly true. While I do think kids should be accountable, a strict inflexible policy does not promote learning. I would rather the kid did the work and got it in late then failed the class.

I would get put on a PIP if I missed more than two deadlines. I'm glad my teachers taught me to respect deadlines. Unless your child has a trust fund, they will probably have a boss one day. They should be prepared for that.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:You know what would be even better: as a parent monitoring her schoolwork and ensuring that it was turned in. Good for the teacher but you are a lazy parent.

I hate these “lazy parent” posts. Why is it the parents’ responsibility to make a child turn in an assignment? And at what age does it stop? Is the child attending school or the parent?

Ignore them. They're just professional trolls stirring up trouble.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:DD came back complaining a severe penalty for late homework, making her nearly in the same position of turning in nothing. She might even get a C as the interim grade in this MS magnet core course. I actually appreciate this teacher very much. This could be the most effective way of teaching her the importance of being on time. Thank you teacher!

Sounds punitive and inflexible.

But if you think it's great, then you should send an e-mail to the teacher.

OP here. That is exactly my DD's point. She said in this scenario she would rather turn in nothing. I didn't respond but smiled at heart: No, you won't, because you know other kids are turning in on time.

What she will actually do remains to be seen, doesn't it? Don't smile at heart too early.