Dear Parents

[Anonymous]

Pay attention to this TIKTOK video, because some of y'all are this lady...


https://www.tiktok.com/@honestteachervibes/video/7136687327274913070?is_from_webapp=v1&item_id=7136687327274913070


Remember to be very patient when asking your kids grades......


back in the day we didn't even know our grades till the end of the quarter so you can wait.

[Anonymous]

Nope. Sorry. Teachers who can’t grade in the time frame required by the district need to figure it out. That’s crucial feedback for learning and not providing it is negligent.

[Anonymous]

Children have a right to get their assignment graded on time. If you are overwhelmed complain to your admin that you need more help, or quite like everyone else that doesn’t get adequate support.

[Anonymous]

I’m just giving less assignments this year. Or creating worksheets that self check, or using computer programs that score immediately. I have way way way too many students to give consistent, meaningful feedback this year. 150 students x1 minute each is 2.5 hours, my entire unencumbered planning for the week. When do I plan lessons? When do i contact families to inform them of Johnny’s struggles with xyz? When do I make copies?

You want real feedback, I need 100 kids, not 150. I need 1 prep, not 3. I need 5+ hours a week of dedicated planning, not 3. I need curriculum to fall back on so I don’t have to make it all from scratch when I’m handed yet another prep I’ve never taught before.

Will I try my butt off to get your kids feedback? Absolutely. But I have only given one assignment in each class so far and already spent 4 hours today (sunday) grading. That’s burnout in a sentence. And when I quit because I can’t keep up, there’s no one left to fill my role.

Please handle your kids’ teachers with care this year. We’re (mostly) all really, really struggling to do this job well and I’m not sure it can be in the current conditions.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Children have a right to get their assignment graded on time. If you are overwhelmed complain to your admin that you need more help, or quite like everyone else that doesn’t get adequate support.

You would rather a teacher quit than give back work late?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Children have a right to get their assignment graded on time. If you are overwhelmed complain to your admin that you need more help, or quite like everyone else that doesn’t get adequate support.

You would rather a teacher quit than give back work late?

Schools need to treat their staff better, and the only way that’s going to happen is all the teachers quit. Kind of like they’re already doing. Paying attention yet?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Children have a right to get their assignment graded on time. If you are overwhelmed complain to your admin that you need more help, or quite like everyone else that doesn’t get adequate support.

The right?

The RIGHT?

Tell me, where is this right enshrined?

No. Just, no.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Children have a right to get their assignment graded on time. If you are overwhelmed complain to your admin that you need more help, or quite like everyone else that doesn’t get adequate support.

The right?

The RIGHT?

Tell me, where is this right enshrined?

No. Just, no.

Right to information and participation
Parents have the legal right, via the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA, 1974), to inspect their child’s educational records at the school, to have them explained if necessary, to request updates and corrections, and to have their child’s education records sent to another school in a timely manner if they wish to have their child transfer schools.

https://www.greatschools.org/gk/articles/the-greatschools-bill-of-education-rights-for-public-school-parents/

[Anonymous]

Despicable that teachers think this is ok.

[Anonymous]

I’m just giving less assignments this year.

I hope you’re not an English teacher.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Nope. Sorry. Teachers who can’t grade in the time frame required by the district need to figure it out. That’s crucial feedback for learning and not providing it is negligent.

Nope. Sorry. You aren’t entitled to grades any time you want them.

[Anonymous]

In my experience class sizes are smaller. average ours were 35, 4th and 5th grade they were over 50 (experimental classroom years in the 70s). What amazes me is how little feedback students are given on homework today when the homework content is even checked. So much is checked just for turning it in, no comments on wrong answers. Heck, even report cards use canned comments these days.

I think this is due at least in part to so many dang teacher meetings / meetings with students (eg, 504s, IEPS, team meetings, etc).

I am less sympathetic though over teachers who take weeks to return assignments — especially for subjects like math. Would be nice to know if kid was doing the problems correctly BEFORE the test. How can a student adjust if feedback isn’t provided to correct procedural errors ahead of a test. It leaves them falsely thinking they understand the material.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

I’m just giving less assignments this year.

I hope you’re not an English teacher.

It can definitely be a great way to go for an English teacher! As long as the assignments PP does give are meaningful and really help kids learn to evaluate a text and, perhaps most importantly, write well, it's a fantastic idea. A lot of my kids' English assignments are pointless. The best English teacher I ever had based her grade almost solely on writing, both in-class writing assignments and one long-term project. Her feedback was INTENSE and I learned to write very well.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

I’m just giving less assignments this year.

I hope you’re not an English teacher.

It can definitely be a great way to go for an English teacher! As long as the assignments PP does give are meaningful and really help kids learn to evaluate a text and, perhaps most importantly, write well, it's a fantastic idea. A lot of my kids' English assignments are pointless. The best English teacher I ever had based her grade almost solely on writing, both in-class writing assignments and one long-term project. Her feedback was INTENSE and I learned to write very well.

PS. please do not judge my writing ability on that comment, I woke up way too early.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

I’m just giving less assignments this year.

I hope you’re not an English teacher.

It can definitely be a great way to go for an English teacher! As long as the assignments PP does give are meaningful and really help kids learn to evaluate a text and, perhaps most importantly, write well, it's a fantastic idea. A lot of my kids' English assignments are pointless. The best English teacher I ever had based her grade almost solely on writing, both in-class writing assignments and one long-term project. Her feedback was INTENSE and I learned to write very well.

But you didn’t catch “less” vs “fewer” - the point of the post you responded to.