Is it difficult/time-consuming for a high school teacher to list all tests and quizzes on schoology?

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:I have a junior son with ADHD and autism, who is in a combination of team taught classes as well as IB classes. The inconsistency in the use of Schoology has been a literal nightmare for him. Every single teacher uses it differently. Of his seven classes, I would say three consistently put things on the calendar, some teachers do the paper calendar schedule, while others just “tell” the kids when test or quizzes are coming. It is impossible to navigate and I bring this up every single IEP meeting. He is pretty much surviving high school by playing constant catch up on sis with a tutor. We hired the tutor simply because we were having so many negative interactions with our child about missing school work that it was having a great impact on our overall relationship.

Have you taught him to make his own calendar? Either paper or google? He can source things from various inputs to consolidate in one place. Then he can add things like sports practice and dr. appointments and work shifts too. Such a great life skill for our teens to leave us with. Real life doesn't come from 1 input.

+1

A reasonable accommodation would be to have teachers list upcoming tests/assignments SOMEWHERE. Not enforcing that they all use the exact same system. I worry for any child who goes to college that can't navigate Schoology.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I have a junior son with ADHD and autism, who is in a combination of team taught classes as well as IB classes. The inconsistency in the use of Schoology has been a literal nightmare for him. Every single teacher uses it differently. Of his seven classes, I would say three consistently put things on the calendar, some teachers do the paper calendar schedule, while others just “tell” the kids when test or quizzes are coming. It is impossible to navigate and I bring this up every single IEP meeting. He is pretty much surviving high school by playing constant catch up on sis with a tutor. We hired the tutor simply because we were having so many negative interactions with our child about missing school work that it was having a great impact on our overall relationship.

Have you taught him to make his own calendar? Either paper or google? He can source things from various inputs to consolidate in one place. Then he can add things like sports practice and dr. appointments and work shifts too. Such a great life skill for our teens to leave us with. Real life doesn't come from 1 input.

+1, my college DD does this to track school, work, and personal schedules. Heck, we have an online family calendar. It’s a skill that will be used forever!

[Anonymous]

As a HS math teacher, trying to keep up with/navigate/input into the online calendars is a nightmare, especially when the admin changes either the requirements or the platform practically every other year. It takes a LOT of time to input assignments, and then with all the interruptions and schedule changes, anything I put onto the calendar almost always has to be changed, throwing off the assignment list usually for the rest of the semester as I have to push each assignment forward (math is like that!)

I finally went back to simply writing it on the board every day, and the kids like it much better. If someone is absent, their "HW Buddy" texts a picture of the assignment on the board - done.

[Anonymous]

I'm the PP...
Also, the kids know there will be HW every day (has to be - it's a rotating block schedule - what a nightmare!) and a test on the last block of the week. Again, though the frequent schedule changes (many on very short notice) can really mess with this, so I note test days on the board as soon as I know about the new schedule and can frantically get my assignments rearranged (yet again...sigh...)

[Anonymous]

The worst are those teachers who just verbally tell the kids when a quiz or test is coming. They don’t put it on the Schoology calendar or even have the kids write it down in their paper planners (which the school said we had to buy!). Parents have no way of knowing any of this.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I have a junior son with ADHD and autism, who is in a combination of team taught classes as well as IB classes. The inconsistency in the use of Schoology has been a literal nightmare for him. Every single teacher uses it differently. Of his seven classes, I would say three consistently put things on the calendar, some teachers do the paper calendar schedule, while others just “tell” the kids when test or quizzes are coming. It is impossible to navigate and I bring this up every single IEP meeting. He is pretty much surviving high school by playing constant catch up on sis with a tutor. We hired the tutor simply because we were having so many negative interactions with our child about missing school work that it was having a great impact on our overall relationship.

I have a child with ADHD and agree it's chaos and awful for all kids but especially those with EF issues. What my DD does is every Monday she goes to EACH teacher and asks when the next tests are coming up. EVERY Monday. Sometimes that teacher has none. Oftentimes they end up telling her about 3-4 coming up. It's insane. Not sure what the other kids in the class are doing but without asking, DD would not know. She told me often times kids grumble when tests are given because the kids say they had no idea. DD did because she asks every week. Not sure how writing this info down for DD or telling it to my DD is easier than posting it on Schoology. I had hoped she'd annoy them enough that they'd start posting it somewhere, but nope! This is 10th grade all honors and 1 AP class.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I have a junior son with ADHD and autism, who is in a combination of team taught classes as well as IB classes. The inconsistency in the use of Schoology has been a literal nightmare for him. Every single teacher uses it differently. Of his seven classes, I would say three consistently put things on the calendar, some teachers do the paper calendar schedule, while others just “tell” the kids when test or quizzes are coming. It is impossible to navigate and I bring this up every single IEP meeting. He is pretty much surviving high school by playing constant catch up on sis with a tutor. We hired the tutor simply because we were having so many negative interactions with our child about missing school work that it was having a great impact on our overall relationship.

Have you taught him to make his own calendar? Either paper or google? He can source things from various inputs to consolidate in one place. Then he can add things like sports practice and dr. appointments and work shifts too. Such a great life skill for our teens to leave us with. Real life doesn't come from 1 input.

Even with his own calendar how will he know when a teacher plans to test him if they don't tell him? The issue is teachers not notifying the class in a clear way for kids to even input it in their own calendars.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I have a junior son with ADHD and autism, who is in a combination of team taught classes as well as IB classes. The inconsistency in the use of Schoology has been a literal nightmare for him. Every single teacher uses it differently. Of his seven classes, I would say three consistently put things on the calendar, some teachers do the paper calendar schedule, while others just “tell” the kids when test or quizzes are coming. It is impossible to navigate and I bring this up every single IEP meeting. He is pretty much surviving high school by playing constant catch up on sis with a tutor. We hired the tutor simply because we were having so many negative interactions with our child about missing school work that it was having a great impact on our overall relationship.

Will it be any different in college?

College professors give you a syllabus at the beginning of the year with assignment, test, and final exam dates.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I have a junior son with ADHD and autism, who is in a combination of team taught classes as well as IB classes. The inconsistency in the use of Schoology has been a literal nightmare for him. Every single teacher uses it differently. Of his seven classes, I would say three consistently put things on the calendar, some teachers do the paper calendar schedule, while others just “tell” the kids when test or quizzes are coming. It is impossible to navigate and I bring this up every single IEP meeting. He is pretty much surviving high school by playing constant catch up on sis with a tutor. We hired the tutor simply because we were having so many negative interactions with our child about missing school work that it was having a great impact on our overall relationship.

I have a child with ADHD and agree it's chaos and awful for all kids but especially those with EF issues. What my DD does is every Monday she goes to EACH teacher and asks when the next tests are coming up. EVERY Monday. Sometimes that teacher has none. Oftentimes they end up telling her about 3-4 coming up. It's insane. Not sure what the other kids in the class are doing but without asking, DD would not know. She told me often times kids grumble when tests are given because the kids say they had no idea. DD did because she asks every week. Not sure how writing this info down for DD or telling it to my DD is easier than posting it on Schoology. I had hoped she'd annoy them enough that they'd start posting it somewhere, but nope! This is 10th grade all honors and 1 AP class.

BTW, I don't need it on schoology. I just need it there or clearly written somewhere for her to write down. As it stands it's a free for-all. They just verbally share. DD's Pre-Calc H will email the night before and say "forgot to tell you, there is a quiz mext class" a lot.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I have a junior son with ADHD and autism, who is in a combination of team taught classes as well as IB classes. The inconsistency in the use of Schoology has been a literal nightmare for him. Every single teacher uses it differently. Of his seven classes, I would say three consistently put things on the calendar, some teachers do the paper calendar schedule, while others just “tell” the kids when test or quizzes are coming. It is impossible to navigate and I bring this up every single IEP meeting. He is pretty much surviving high school by playing constant catch up on sis with a tutor. We hired the tutor simply because we were having so many negative interactions with our child about missing school work that it was having a great impact on our overall relationship.

I have a child with ADHD and agree it's chaos and awful for all kids but especially those with EF issues. What my DD does is every Monday she goes to EACH teacher and asks when the next tests are coming up. EVERY Monday. Sometimes that teacher has none. Oftentimes they end up telling her about 3-4 coming up. It's insane. Not sure what the other kids in the class are doing but without asking, DD would not know. She told me often times kids grumble when tests are given because the kids say they had no idea. DD did because she asks every week. Not sure how writing this info down for DD or telling it to my DD is easier than posting it on Schoology. I had hoped she'd annoy them enough that they'd start posting it somewhere, but nope! This is 10th grade all honors and 1 AP class.

Teachers mention upcoming tests ALL the time with multiple reminders. The students don’t listen/pay attention. It’s been a problem for the last few decades. Kids are always “shocked” that there is a quiz or test even when it’s been written in the board for a week.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I have a junior son with ADHD and autism, who is in a combination of team taught classes as well as IB classes. The inconsistency in the use of Schoology has been a literal nightmare for him. Every single teacher uses it differently. Of his seven classes, I would say three consistently put things on the calendar, some teachers do the paper calendar schedule, while others just “tell” the kids when test or quizzes are coming. It is impossible to navigate and I bring this up every single IEP meeting. He is pretty much surviving high school by playing constant catch up on sis with a tutor. We hired the tutor simply because we were having so many negative interactions with our child about missing school work that it was having a great impact on our overall relationship.

Will it be any different in college?

College professors give you a syllabus at the beginning of the year with assignment, test, and final exam dates.

Which besides for mid-terms and finals can also change.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I have a junior son with ADHD and autism, who is in a combination of team taught classes as well as IB classes. The inconsistency in the use of Schoology has been a literal nightmare for him. Every single teacher uses it differently. Of his seven classes, I would say three consistently put things on the calendar, some teachers do the paper calendar schedule, while others just “tell” the kids when test or quizzes are coming. It is impossible to navigate and I bring this up every single IEP meeting. He is pretty much surviving high school by playing constant catch up on sis with a tutor. We hired the tutor simply because we were having so many negative interactions with our child about missing school work that it was having a great impact on our overall relationship.

Have you taught him to make his own calendar? Either paper or google? He can source things from various inputs to consolidate in one place. Then he can add things like sports practice and dr. appointments and work shifts too. Such a great life skill for our teens to leave us with. Real life doesn't come from 1 input.

Even with his own calendar how will he know when a teacher plans to test him if they don't tell him? The issue is teachers not notifying the class in a clear way for kids to even input it in their own calendars.

Or your kid isn’t paying attention in class and writing things down. You know, like everyone did back when we were students.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I have a junior son with ADHD and autism, who is in a combination of team taught classes as well as IB classes. The inconsistency in the use of Schoology has been a literal nightmare for him. Every single teacher uses it differently. Of his seven classes, I would say three consistently put things on the calendar, some teachers do the paper calendar schedule, while others just “tell” the kids when test or quizzes are coming. It is impossible to navigate and I bring this up every single IEP meeting. He is pretty much surviving high school by playing constant catch up on sis with a tutor. We hired the tutor simply because we were having so many negative interactions with our child about missing school work that it was having a great impact on our overall relationship.

Have you taught him to make his own calendar? Either paper or google? He can source things from various inputs to consolidate in one place. Then he can add things like sports practice and dr. appointments and work shifts too. Such a great life skill for our teens to leave us with. Real life doesn't come from 1 input.

Even with his own calendar how will he know when a teacher plans to test him if they don't tell him? The issue is teachers not notifying the class in a clear way for kids to even input it in their own calendars.

Or your kid isn’t paying attention in class and writing things down. You know, like everyone did back when we were students.

If there is nothing to write down, what do you expect him to do?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I have a junior son with ADHD and autism, who is in a combination of team taught classes as well as IB classes. The inconsistency in the use of Schoology has been a literal nightmare for him. Every single teacher uses it differently. Of his seven classes, I would say three consistently put things on the calendar, some teachers do the paper calendar schedule, while others just “tell” the kids when test or quizzes are coming. It is impossible to navigate and I bring this up every single IEP meeting. He is pretty much surviving high school by playing constant catch up on sis with a tutor. We hired the tutor simply because we were having so many negative interactions with our child about missing school work that it was having a great impact on our overall relationship.

Will it be any different in college?

College professors give you a syllabus at the beginning of the year with assignment, test, and final exam dates.

Which besides for mid-terms and finals can also change.

Which college professors then put in writing.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I have a junior son with ADHD and autism, who is in a combination of team taught classes as well as IB classes. The inconsistency in the use of Schoology has been a literal nightmare for him. Every single teacher uses it differently. Of his seven classes, I would say three consistently put things on the calendar, some teachers do the paper calendar schedule, while others just “tell” the kids when test or quizzes are coming. It is impossible to navigate and I bring this up every single IEP meeting. He is pretty much surviving high school by playing constant catch up on sis with a tutor. We hired the tutor simply because we were having so many negative interactions with our child about missing school work that it was having a great impact on our overall relationship.

I have a child with ADHD and agree it's chaos and awful for all kids but especially those with EF issues. What my DD does is every Monday she goes to EACH teacher and asks when the next tests are coming up. EVERY Monday. Sometimes that teacher has none. Oftentimes they end up telling her about 3-4 coming up. It's insane. Not sure what the other kids in the class are doing but without asking, DD would not know. She told me often times kids grumble when tests are given because the kids say they had no idea. DD did because she asks every week. Not sure how writing this info down for DD or telling it to my DD is easier than posting it on Schoology. I had hoped she'd annoy them enough that they'd start posting it somewhere, but nope! This is 10th grade all honors and 1 AP class.

Teachers mention upcoming tests ALL the time with multiple reminders. The students don’t listen/pay attention. It’s been a problem for the last few decades. Kids are always “shocked” that there is a quiz or test even when it’s been written in the board for a week.

I'm telling you that is not the case with my DD. If it were, her teachers would say "as written on the board" or "as I said last week", etc... They don't. They then tell her or write it down for her. This is a straight A honors/AP student who doesn't mess around in class. She takes her education seriously. If something is written down, she'd copy it.