Teacher Putting in Grades Every 2-3 Weeks

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:As a teacher, it really bugs me when kids turn in work late, then demand it get graded immediately.

As a parent, it really bugs me when teachers don't ask kids for their homework and don't tell them it's missing, and then accuse them of being "late" weeks later.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Imagine dealing with this and your kid has ADHD so never know if they turned in stuff if not.

Then you need to address this in the IEP. I got a weekly grade report for my ADHD kid. That was far easier than for my other kids.

Ha!

Teachers like OP's who need an IEP don't follow the kid's IEP.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:My 6th grader has a Technology elective this quarter and the teacher is not posting grades for 2-3 weeks at a time. First month of the quarter there were no grades posted or entered. Then one day during at the beginning of December, weeks of grades show up and my daughter has 4 missing assignments that average her grade out to a D. She found the missing assignments and turned them in. She also asked the teacher the next day if she would be able to get credit and the teacher said that he would "grade them and put them in." Here we are three weeks later and there are no assignments for December listed or graded in the system and the missing assignments that my daughter turned in weeks ago are still showing as missing. Her grade is still a D. I'm concerned that the closer we get to report card time, we won't have clarity on where she stands with her grade since they're not being put in for weeks at a time. She's a really good student and does well in her classes, so she's also concerned about her grades. I've emailed the teacher with no response. The principal said that she would "handle it." But we're not getting any movement. Am I being unreasonable in wanting grades updated more than once every 3 weeks? This class is only 1 quarter long, so we only have until the end of January to resolve this.

The teacher is probably way behind on everyone, not just your kid.

Check in with a classmate's parent if you can.

Give the teacher winter break to catch up on the work they weren't doing. Follow up Jan 7.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:As a teacher, it really bugs me when kids turn in work late, then demand it get graded immediately.

As a parent, it really bugs me when teachers don't ask kids for their homework and don't tell them it's missing, and then accuse them of being "late" weeks later.

You know teachers have a system for turning it in. By sixth grade teachers shouldn’t have to ask. If your child can’t do this, you need to be looking at some compensatory strategies.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:As a teacher, it really bugs me when kids turn in work late, then demand it get graded immediately.

As a parent, it really bugs me when teachers don't ask kids for their homework and don't tell them it's missing, and then accuse them of being "late" weeks later.

What? When my kids fail to turn something in or submit…it’s not the teachers fault. I blame my kid.

Your kid has student vue and you have parent vue. You should check in every week with the kid to make sure they don’t have missing assignments. We do this on Sunday evenings (they decided when that check in would be, so we wouldn’t bug them whenever we think of it).

Your kid’s middle/high school teacher has about 100-150 students to keep track of. Their “free” periods are usually filled with IEP meetings, team planning meetings, or covering another class if a sub doesn’t show up.

Please do your part and don’t expect the teacher to trail after your kid to make sure they have done their work—that’s your job.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Ignore the trolls saying that it's the kid's job to do the teacher's job for them.

The kid's "job" is to write down a list of assignments, do them and then check them off once turned in. If they do that, they won't have missing assignments at the end of the term.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:As a teacher, it really bugs me when kids turn in work late, then demand it get graded immediately.

As a parent, it really bugs me when teachers don't ask kids for their homework and don't tell them it's missing, and then accuse them of being "late" weeks later.

You mean the kids have to actually remember to turn in their assigned work! The horror!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Ignore the trolls saying that it's the kid's job to do the teacher's job for them.

The kid's "job" is to write down a list of assignments, do them and then check them off once turned in. If they do that, they won't have missing assignments at the end of the term.

If only that were true. My kids have had multiple occurrences of things showing as submitted it yet teacher losing the paper. There are also group assignments where only one perso can turn in so if that person doesn’t do so, everyone else doesn’t realize it until the the teacher notes it as missing. We’ve also had assignments that were not even due yet show up as 0 or 50%. It makes it so neither Students nor parents trust what is listed in Parentvue or Studentvue. Sometimes Canvas is better

[Anonymous]

Teacher teaches a lesson. Students complete some type of assignment/assessment. Teacher collects the work. Teacher grades the work.

Why isn't your child completing and turning in the work? That is not on the teacher. Your child needs to pay more attention in class and make sure that they are turning in the work when it is due.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:As a teacher, it really bugs me when kids turn in work late, then demand it get graded immediately.

As a parent, it really bugs me when teachers don't ask kids for their homework and don't tell them it's missing, and then accuse them of being "late" weeks later.

If a teacher announces a due date and an assignment on canvas specifies a due date, it is your child's responsibility to turn it in on time, and it is late after that date. The difference between a teacher and your child is that your child is there to receive a free education, and the teacher is there to be paid to do work. They will get as much work done as they can within their PAID hours.


Your child either learns this now, or they will learn their first semester of college when nobody cares about parental emails anymore and the professor has full authority, and it's a lot more high stakes.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:As a teacher, it really bugs me when kids turn in work late, then demand it get graded immediately.

As a parent, it really bugs me when teachers don't ask kids for their homework and don't tell them it's missing, and then accuse them of being "late" weeks later.

Well aren't you a treat.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:As a teacher, it really bugs me when kids turn in work late, then demand it get graded immediately.

As a parent, it really bugs me when teachers don't ask kids for their homework and don't tell them it's missing, and then accuse them of being "late" weeks later.

You mean the kids have to actually remember to turn in their assigned work! The horror!

Mommy should go with them and turn the working.

Why does 5he teacher have to ask for it? Most of mine had a basket for assignments. It was on us to turn them in.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Ignore the trolls saying that it's the kid's job to do the teacher's job for them.

The kid's job is to do the assignment and turn it in.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:As a teacher, it really bugs me when kids turn in work late, then demand it get graded immediately.

As a parent, it really bugs me when teachers don't ask kids for their homework and don't tell them it's missing, and then accuse them of being "late" weeks later.

You mean the kids have to actually remember to turn in their assigned work! The horror!

Mommy should go with them and turn the working.

Why does 5he teacher have to ask for it? Most of mine had a basket for assignments. It was on us to turn them in.

The point that many are missing is that parents don’t know things are missing or students are not doing well unless grades are entered. Parents are trying to be engaged and help students become better a time management and executive skills. If teachers are grading things or noting them as missing right before interims or right before end of quarter then no one has time to improve or change tactics.

6th-9th grade is when kids should really be working on these skills buts it’s really hard to get right when the whole process is like the Wild West. And it’s made worse when MS kids are getting quizzes out of 3,4,5 points that are essentially either A or F, or A,C,F.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:As a teacher, it really bugs me when kids turn in work late, then demand it get graded immediately.

As a parent, it really bugs me when teachers don't ask kids for their homework and don't tell them it's missing, and then accuse them of being "late" weeks later.

You mean the kids have to actually remember to turn in their assigned work! The horror!

Mommy should go with them and turn the working.

Why does 5he teacher have to ask for it? Most of mine had a basket for assignments. It was on us to turn them in.

The point that many are missing is that parents don’t know things are missing or students are not doing well unless grades are entered. Parents are trying to be engaged and help students become better a time management and executive skills. If teachers are grading things or noting them as missing right before interims or right before end of quarter then no one has time to improve or change tactics.

6th-9th grade is when kids should really be working on these skills buts it’s really hard to get right when the whole process is like the Wild West. And it’s made worse when MS kids are getting quizzes out of 3,4,5 points that are essentially either A or F, or A,C,F.

I usually go through the pile and put zeroes in immediately (the day the work is due) so parents and students are aware of the missing assignment. Unfortunately, that doesn’t always get done. It takes time to determine which students out of 150 didn’t submit that day. Perhaps it’s only 10 minutes of work, but I only get about 25 minutes a day at my desk. I also need that time to update Canvas, answer emails, attend meetings, prepare accommodations, etc.