New grading policy -- stuff graded w/in 10 days?

[Anonymous]

Am I correct that under the new grading policy, teachers are supposed to have grades posted within 10 days? Looking at my HS kids grades and one class has nothing posted for the last 19 days, and another has nothing in for the last 16 days.

[Anonymous]

Does it matter? Doesn’t mcps grade inflate by their own admission? No?

[Anonymous]

I agree with OP. This does matter. Yet another MCPS policy teachers don't follow. Ironically it’s the teacher of the AP class without textbooks that takes 20+ days to grade scantrons

[Anonymous]

Just clarifying that the new regulation specifies 10 school days.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I agree with OP. This does matter. Yet another MCPS policy teachers don't follow. Ironically it’s the teacher of the AP class without textbooks that takes 20+ days to grade scantrons

A teacher with 150-170 students may have an additional 15 hours of grading to complete a week - outside of work hours.

Many of us scramble to get graded work back quickly because we know it is a very important part of our job. But it is worth noting that we aren’t given time at work to get this done.

[Anonymous]

No accountability

[Anonymous]

There is a massive shortage nationwide so when you bully teachers who are taken advantage of already it exacerbates the shortage and highlights the mismanagement.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:There is a massive shortage nationwide so when you bully teachers who are taken advantage of already it exacerbates the shortage and highlights the mismanagement.

Not bullying and haven't said a word to the teachers. I think it sucks how MCPS takes advantage of them and doesn't give them sufficient grading time. But I did want to know the policy. And I also think it sucks when they hold kids accountable to really strict policies, but then the teachers aren't accountable. It's a crappy overloaded system for everyone, and it would be nice if there was flexibility on both sides. My kid had some trouble with the class in the first couple of weeks of school, but adjusted their study and notetaking techniques --- just frustrating not to know if that adjustment has worked, since we don't have any grades since mid-September.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Am I correct that under the new grading policy, teachers are supposed to have grades posted within 10 days? Looking at my HS kids grades and one class has nothing posted for the last 19 days, and another has nothing in for the last 16 days.

Were there assignments within that time? I mean at 19 days, that’s five days late if there was an assignment between day 19 and 15. And at 16 days, given holidays there might not be anything due from the teacher given that they have ten school days to get it back.

But I tend to think this is going to be treated as a guideline for anything that isn’t multiple choice.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:There is a massive shortage nationwide so when you bully teachers who are taken advantage of already it exacerbates the shortage and highlights the mismanagement.

This has nothing to do with the topic. The expectation is ten days for students and teachers. Teachers need to set an example.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:There is a massive shortage nationwide so when you bully teachers who are taken advantage of already it exacerbates the shortage and highlights the mismanagement.

This has nothing to do with the topic. The expectation is ten days for students and teachers. Teachers need to set an example.

I get your point. Teachers should set an example. The problem is a teacher’s role and a student’s role aren’t equivalent.

A student is responsible for one person: themselves. They do the work for one person. When a task is assigned, they do it one time.

A teacher may be responsible for 170 people. When a task is assigned, the teacher reviews 170 of them.

A student may receive time during the school day to get work done (study halls, study time during class). A teacher does most work at home.

[Anonymous]

Also admin takes away all of our planning time covering for the shortage. Even though our contracts guarantee planning time and a certain amount of hours, our managers and union break our contract all the time because they want us to work double overtime. Then they will blame us and fire us even when we burn out playing their game of top down contract breaking authoritarianism. What do we even have contracts for?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:There is a massive shortage nationwide so when you bully teachers who are taken advantage of already it exacerbates the shortage and highlights the mismanagement.

This has nothing to do with the topic. The expectation is ten days for students and teachers. Teachers need to set an example.

I get your point. Teachers should set an example. The problem is a teacher’s role and a student’s role aren’t equivalent.

A student is responsible for one person: themselves. They do the work for one person. When a task is assigned, they do it one time.

A teacher may be responsible for 170 people. When a task is assigned, the teacher reviews 170 of them.

A student may receive time during the school day to get work done (study halls, study time during class). A teacher does most work at home.

As a teacher, they choose the assignments and if they are done on paper and hand graded (except english) or autograded via online. Your job entails grading. You are hurting your students by not grading, giving feedback and helping them grow from that assignment.

[Anonymous]

Our students many times are hurting us with the consequence free fightin during observation, making safety issues in class, lying to parents and admin who have no support except for blame, and running teachers out of their job so we have more coverage priorities as oppose to grading (ie the dangerous kids).

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:There is a massive shortage nationwide so when you bully teachers who are taken advantage of already it exacerbates the shortage and highlights the mismanagement.

This has nothing to do with the topic. The expectation is ten days for students and teachers. Teachers need to set an example.

I get your point. Teachers should set an example. The problem is a teacher’s role and a student’s role aren’t equivalent.

A student is responsible for one person: themselves. They do the work for one person. When a task is assigned, they do it one time.

A teacher may be responsible for 170 people. When a task is assigned, the teacher reviews 170 of them.

A student may receive time during the school day to get work done (study halls, study time during class). A teacher does most work at home.

As a teacher, they choose the assignments and if they are done on paper and hand graded (except english) or autograded via online. Your job entails grading. You are hurting your students by not grading, giving feedback and helping them grow from that assignment.

I understand the importance of grading and I provide many comments in a timely manner.

It’s completely reasonable to explain HOW this occurs, though. I receive no time at work to grade, so it all gets done at home. This isn’t 1-2 hours a night. It’s more like 3+ and weekend shifts.

We need to acknowledge WHY grades don’t get done: because teachers have to choose between grading or taking care of their own families. This isn’t an excuse. It’s just reality.