Senior Project: School Without Walls and Why You Should not Buy into the Shit

[Anonymous]

Projects, big or small, should be worthwhile learning experiences. Sounds like for OP and child, this was not. Since it sounds like Walls hangs a lot on this project, I think OP is pointing out a discrepancy in her personal experience.

[Anonymous]

Just because there is a challenging project doesn't mean people "should not buy into the shit" as he/she so eloquently puts it. And it's not clear how much really rides on this anyway. College admissions are done at this point. if it's a graduation requirement then it should be done properly. I assume the project is designed to actually try to prepare these kids for college where assignments like this will be the norm (and correct spelling will be expected).

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:OP sounds highly credible, in spite of the multiple spelling errors. I would not want any of my kids to endure such arbitrary torture during there senior year. Why have college students grade something that large and important? Sounds like teachers are just passing the buck. I hate this sort of thing.

If OP is for real, she is demonstrating horrible parenting in a number of ways. First and foremost, she has provided easily identifiable information about her daughter, if the story is true. She is also completely ignoring the purpose of education. The goal of such a project is to teach the process, not to get a particular grade. OP is discrediting ths process and undermining her child's education. Unfortunately, this is how poorly educated parents often end up with poorly educated children.

Yes, well. The parent is understandably upset and kudos to her. There needs to be a forum for discussing this type concern. OP's child is NOT easily identifiable from the postas there are several parents that judge the papers, several that were juniors last year and dozens that probably got "B"'s. I see nothing to suggest that OP is poorly educated. A few spelling errors while writing a highly emotional post is not a litmus test for someone's level of education PP. You sound like an insufferable sort--I hope you're not a teacher otherwise I would guess you've snuffed the wind out of many an imperfect student's sails--you sound like you enjoy that sort of thing. My husband is a thoracic surgeon and a product of NYC school system and he cannot spell to save his life. His brain just doesn't work that way.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Just because there is a challenging project doesn't mean people "should not buy into the shit" as he/she so eloquently puts it. And it's not clear how much really rides on this anyway. College admissions are done at this point. if it's a graduation requirement then it should be done properly. I assume the project is designed to actually try to prepare these kids for college where assignments like this will be the norm (and correct spelling will be expected).

I think OP made other salient points that I would be concerned about if I sent my child there. My son's an A/B student at Deal. I wouldn't want his balls kicked up into his throat with stress throughout high school. I'm glad to hear valid opinions about why he might have a rude awakening at Walls. Badly organized, unfairly judged assignments should not be piled onto a students backs at anytime during the school year and they are especially onerous at this time of year. And pp, a failing grade during the end of your senior year could jeopardize you acceptance to college. So, yes it matters. Thank you OP.

[Anonymous]

Even if she could be identified (and she can't) it's the end of the school year and it sounds like OP has a legitimate complaint--I'd like to hear from other SWW parents, but they're probably drinking to relieve the stress...

[Anonymous]

which teacher hated you, op?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:OP sounds highly credible, in spite of the multiple spelling errors. I would not want any of my kids to endure such arbitrary torture during there senior year. Why have college students grade something that large and important? Sounds like teachers are just passing the buck. I hate this sort of thing.

Don't think this does not happen at university, got another thing coming. Survey classes with even 50 students are not all graded by the prof. Even some of the profs will be crappy and arbitrary. Life is full of important decisions governed by stupid people, witness most elections. Fact is that OP and many parents need to let their kids live with it now so that they can cope in the real world.

[Anonymous]

The OP's rant sounds like a rant. I mean, really, what are the issues she raises? She thinks the project is is unfairly graded because she thinks college students are doing all the grading (not true). Then she brings up how she never knew a student who liked it, and some weird gossip about her DD's friend unfair experience at the hands of a grudge holding teacher. Allegedly.

In fact, every detail in her post is just allegations, quite gossip-y in type and form, with little or no real details to support her closing recommendation that parents refuse to send their kids to SWW because of her pretty baseless complaints.

If she is a parent, she needs to dial back her hysteria and make some sense. Then she should try a post with content to discuss.

[Anonymous]

I suspect the majority if not all of the posts supporting op are of the "sock puppet" sort. Perhaps this is her senior project, some sort of presentation on an attempt to get DCUM all riled up.

If you are an adult, I think you are going to have to prove it with some 80s references as I am not buying your attempts at improved grammar.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:OP sounds highly credible, in spite of the multiple spelling errors. I would not want any of my kids to endure such arbitrary torture during there senior year. Why have college students grade something that large and important? Sounds like teachers are just passing the buck. I hate this sort of thing.

Hi, OP - it's "their." Well, actually it's "his or her," but I don't want to blow your mind. You have enough trouble with synonyms. Now get back to class.

[Anonymous]

@21:19, What is with this proving rhetoric? Through it all, it just might be an accurate assertion of what the poster believes. You DCUM people who live to poo-poo peoples posting just makes me sad.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:@21:19, What is with this proving rhetoric? Through it all, it just might be an accurate assertion of what the poster believes. You DCUM people who live to poo-poo peoples posting just makes me sad.

What? Seriously, I don't understand what you are saying.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:You forgot Banneker.

No, she mentioned Banneker in the last sentence of the original post.

What would be interesting is to get the perspectives of Banneker students. They have an IB program, so anyone doing the IB Diploma is going to have a serious amount of coursework culminating in an Extended Essay, a Theory of Knowledge essay (with outside grading) and community service. It's far more rigorous than SWW, so it would be of value to know how well they implement it there.

[Anonymous]

7:56, you damn well understand me!!! Just by you responding is enough for my satisfaction.

[Anonymous]

The OP Is clearly a student.

Meh, high schools do weird and crappy things like that. The students most affected by such ideas and policies are those that do mediocre work and skate by bc they present no problems to the teachers and they do do the work. And I say this as someone who was one of those kids.