Unreasonable teachers
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Anonymous
| How does one deal with teachers who are completely unreasonable in grading across the board. I’m talking about a scenerio where nobody in the class is getting an A because the teacher wants to be tough. Seems unfair to students who actually do know the material very well and are putting in the work for a teacher to just subjectively decide to universally give out bad grades. Is there any recourse when an entire class is suffering? |
Anonymous
| Many teachers do this in AP classes and then add fluff projects 4th quarter to boost the grade. |
Anonymous
I suppose I don’t understand that strategy. Kids are stressed out enough and seems cruel to just play them like that for an entire year. |
Anonymous
Or others bring up the grades after the first quarter. It can be a technique to try and get kids to take the material seriously and work hard throughout the year. If the teacher doesn't award As by the end of the year regardless of effort and performance, I'd complain because of the inconsistency when other teachers teaching the same course award As. |
Anonymous
| Teachers have a lot of discretion on how they grade. |
Anonymous
| ^ this is unfortunate. np here. Good management would mean the existence of a Department Head who would generally oversea some relative consistency. |
Anonymous
| ha! meant "oversee" of course. The erratic grading is one of FCPS true negatives. And no one at an administrative/Principal level seems to care. |
Anonymous
It's not just FCPS with this issue. Private schools do seem to have a better handle on this, though. |
Anonymous
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The number of Ds some teachers give out amazes me. To students who do the assignment and genuinely believe they have done a good job. Then, very little/no actual teaching, to teach and guide the student, to improve their work.
And it has the feeling of institutional knowledge. Some parents who have gone through FCPS accept this form of (non) instruction. |
Anonymous
| When parents stop obsessing about the grade and concentrate on actual learning, everyone would be happier and less stressed. |
Anonymous
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If this is an AP class, the Teacher is most likely grading all exams and papers to the standards that the kids will be graded on the AP exam. The beginning of the year is rough, the students learn what is expected, they get better with the speed and quality that is needed, and their grade improves.
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Anonymous
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because the grades obviously aren't important to the Teacher
np here. Btw, I don't think posters are unset re: a B or B- vs a C. It's the threat of D or even carrying an F which means the student really shouldn't have chosen this class. |
Anonymous
Well it’s a major problem that should be addressed. Kids in my DC’s class are doing double the work and studying compared to their peers in the same class, different teacher and getting lower grades because the teacher wants to be tough. The severe lack of consistency and accountability in FCPS schools is atrocious. They are destroying the mental health of kids who already have a lot going on. Department heads and principals should be held responsible for maintaining consistency across identical classes. |
Anonymous
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It’s tough when teachers use AP multiple choice questions and base their grade on the percentage correct. In order to get a 5 you don’t need to get 90% correct.
So for example APUSH, 60-65 percent will have you most likely passing with a 3 on the actual AP Test. 70 percent is 4 territory. 80 percent will get you a 5. It is really rare to get 100% on any AP test. But if teachers give tests from released questions they have access to and use a traditional grading scales, students find getting A’s challenging. |
Anonymous
Are you a teacher within FCPS? If so, do you employee these techniques? And why? |