sick kid bombed a grade; should he/she say anything?
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My high schooler came home yesterday with a 102 degree fever--completely out of it and crawled into bed at 3pm an slept until 9pm. I took the kid's temperature (was working from home).
He/she took a quiz last period yesterday and bombed it. There are minimal grades in the class and a previous high A quarter grade has dropped to a B. I know he/she knew the material but was literally not in his right mind with the fever. She/he is home sick today and is really upset about this. Should the kid say something? She/he says no (the school has no retakes) but I say yes. How would you approach this? |
Anonymous
| No. It’s a life lesson. He/she should’ve gone home sick. |
Anonymous
| I would say no. Let it be ok to get a B. Asking for a redo when the circumstances aren’t optimal sets kids up to think that they can only perform when circumstance are optimal. |
Anonymous
| Why did you send a sick kid to school? |
Anonymous
| He can definitely let the teacher know. That doesn’t mean anything will change, but I’d mention it personally. |
Anonymous
| I didn't send a sick kid to school! She/he was fine when she/he left in the morning. Ever develop a fever over the course of the day? you are being a jerk by assuming this. 🙁 |
Anonymous
| Guys stop being so judgy. Maybe the kid went to school feeling ok and started to feel unwell during the day OR maybe the kid was trying to power through because he had a big test. |
Anonymous
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I had this happen a few weeks ago. My child went to school (fine) and came home with a fever of 103 which spiked to 105. Was out a couple of days with the flu. She had gone to the nurse early in the day and they sent her back to class. She had two tests, both of which she failed. Then she went back to the nurse who finally called me.
It sucks - but when my daughter reached out, the teachers didn't seem to care. Hopefully it was just one grade and doesn't pull everything down. |
Anonymous
| I would respect your kid's decision although I understand why it's tempting not to. While I hear you that your child was not at their best when they took the quiz, they did take it and should be held accountable for their grade. In the long run, you do them no favors by making excuses for a poor performance. |
Anonymous
| Stop with the she/he already. No one’s going to figure out who they are. |
Anonymous
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Definitely let the teacher know. The PPs saying it’s a life lesson should note - the life lesson is to talk to those who are evaluating you and let them know what’s going on with you.
A decent teacher may not change the grade but if it comes to rounding up or rounding down, the teacher may round up knowing the circumstances. And all of us gotten not feeling 100% - but with no temp and tried to get through - only for the viral load to have doubled/tripled and temp kicks in and you can’t function. Show some type of human kindness for a sick kid. |
Anonymous
| Why higher continuing with the he/she? Particularly when you already exposed him as a boy? |
Anonymous
| OP here. Thx for the thoughts. I think I may email the kid's advisor as the advisor has been a great resource for a similar question in the past. And for those keeping track, i did not revel the gender. (Those are other posts from other people--although i agree that it doesn't matter). |
Anonymous
You are WAY overthinking this. And any communication should come from your child. |
Anonymous
No that’s life. My kid had to take the SAT sick |