50% rule question

[Anonymous]

Does it apply to PP assignments or only all tasks?
My HS student was set to get a semester A in a class but over the snow week suddenly a whole bunch of PP assignments were posted to Gradebook as zeros that weren’t there previously. He isn’t really sure what they are and didn’t think they were graded assignments. I guess t might be a system glitch but if not is there any way to beg for 50% rule on these? He would have done them if any of them had showed up previously on Gradebook. It knows his grade down from like a 92 to an 88. It’s his favorite class and what he wants to major in so this one is really a bummer.

[Anonymous]

He should email the teacher to ask.

[Anonymous]

There is no 50% rules anymore.

[Anonymous]

You can only get the 50% if you make an honest attempt at the work. The county still allows for zeroes for missing assignments.

[Anonymous]

Also, your student should always assume every assignment is graded. Maybe I am reading it wrong but it sounds like your student chose to blow off the last few assignments because he thought they weren't graded. If that is accurate then he just learned a valuable lesson.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:He should email the teacher to ask.

Kid should email the teacher to have it on record if he did in fact turn in the assignment. My kid also has some missing assignments in Gradebook that he turned in, and I’ve gotten involved to have the teacher fix them because the teacher didn’t respond to my kid for weeks. Finally it got fixed.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Also, your student should always assume every assignment is graded. Maybe I am reading it wrong but it sounds like your student chose to blow off the last few assignments because he thought they weren't graded. If that is accurate then he just learned a valuable lesson.

Sounds like you’re trying to reflexively blame the student without having full info. My kid had assignments listed as missing because a sub didn’t enter them properly in the system. Once an assignment was listed as missing because the teacher marked it as missing for the whole class.

If the missing grades only showed up last week after the marking period was over, and the kid has no idea why they are there, he should follow up with the teacher, because they make mistakes too.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:He should email the teacher to ask.

Kid should email the teacher to have it on record if he did in fact turn in the assignment. My kid also has some missing assignments in Gradebook that he turned in, and I’ve gotten involved to have the teacher fix them because the teacher didn’t respond to my kid for weeks. Finally it got fixed.

Does the student have any proof it was turned in. I tell all my students that any assignment turned in on paper, they should take a photo of and send it to me as proof it was put in the box. That way if it somehow goes missing there is a record of it actually existing. Without that photo and e-mail for timestamp purposes, it's their word against mine and my admin has told me that they back me up 100%.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:There is no 50% rules anymore.

Yes there is.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:He should email the teacher to ask.

Kid should email the teacher to have it on record if he did in fact turn in the assignment. My kid also has some missing assignments in Gradebook that he turned in, and I’ve gotten involved to have the teacher fix them because the teacher didn’t respond to my kid for weeks. Finally it got fixed.

Does the student have any proof it was turned in. I tell all my students that any assignment turned in on paper, they should take a photo of and send it to me as proof it was put in the box. That way if it somehow goes missing there is a record of it actually existing. Without that photo and e-mail for timestamp purposes, it's their word against mine and my admin has told me that they back me up 100%.

Insane!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:He should email the teacher to ask.

Kid should email the teacher to have it on record if he did in fact turn in the assignment. My kid also has some missing assignments in Gradebook that he turned in, and I’ve gotten involved to have the teacher fix them because the teacher didn’t respond to my kid for weeks. Finally it got fixed.

Does the student have any proof it was turned in. I tell all my students that any assignment turned in on paper, they should take a photo of and send it to me as proof it was put in the box. That way if it somehow goes missing there is a record of it actually existing. Without that photo and e-mail for timestamp purposes, it's their word against mine and my admin has told me that they back me up 100%.

I tell my kids that but they don't do it and some teachers take the phones during class so its not an option.

[Anonymous]

OP, your kid needs to take responsibility for not doing his assignments. Assuming assignments are not graded, and using that as a reason for not doing them is stupid. Hopefully he learns from this mistake. Also, an 88 is fine. Not the end of the world. I could understand if this was a C or a D. But this is a high B. He'll be fine.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:He should email the teacher to ask.

Kid should email the teacher to have it on record if he did in fact turn in the assignment. My kid also has some missing assignments in Gradebook that he turned in, and I’ve gotten involved to have the teacher fix them because the teacher didn’t respond to my kid for weeks. Finally it got fixed.

Does the student have any proof it was turned in. I tell all my students that any assignment turned in on paper, they should take a photo of and send it to me as proof it was put in the box. That way if it somehow goes missing there is a record of it actually existing. Without that photo and e-mail for timestamp purposes, it's their word against mine and my admin has told me that they back me up 100%.

I tell my kids that but they don't do it and some teachers take the phones during class so its not an option.

Which teachers are physically taking phones because MCPS policy states we are not allowed to take your student's phone. We can only ask them to put it away or in a visible pouch. If the student refuses then we are to call security, who also cannot take a phone but can take the student to admin who then can send the student home.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Does it apply to PP assignments or only all tasks?
My HS student was set to get a semester A in a class but over the snow week suddenly a whole bunch of PP assignments were posted to Gradebook as zeros that weren’t there previously. He isn’t really sure what they are and didn’t think they were graded assignments. I guess t might be a system glitch but if not is there any way to beg for 50% rule on these? He would have done them if any of them had showed up previously on Gradebook. It knows his grade down from like a 92 to an 88. It’s his favorite class and what he wants to major in so this one is really a bummer.

Just for clarity, your student would have done the PP assignments if they would have shown up on Gradebook? In other words, he did not do them when they were assigned in class or on canvas, but would have done them if he saw the zero on Gradebook?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Does it apply to PP assignments or only all tasks?
My HS student was set to get a semester A in a class but over the snow week suddenly a whole bunch of PP assignments were posted to Gradebook as zeros that weren’t there previously. He isn’t really sure what they are and didn’t think they were graded assignments. I guess t might be a system glitch but if not is there any way to beg for 50% rule on these? He would have done them if any of them had showed up previously on Gradebook. It knows his grade down from like a 92 to an 88. It’s his favorite class and what he wants to major in so this one is really a bummer.

Just for clarity, your student would have done the PP assignments if they would have shown up on Gradebook? In other words, he did not do them when they were assigned in class or on canvas, but would have done them if he saw the zero on Gradebook?

That's what it sounds like to me.