MY DS will be getting a low grade in a class

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

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Anonymous wrote:My question is, if your student hasn't seen a grade since November, why hasn't they or you, asked? If I take a test and don't get it back the next day, I ask when we are getting the grade back. I'm an AP in Arlington and I promise you that I would get a million emails if a teacher pulled that. I don't buy this.

Because we're told they're too busy. Not to bug them. Not to ask. They have work weekends. They don't have enough time, classes are too big, etc. etc. Parents are told to back off, not helicopter.

And now, we're supposed to do these things? Which is it?

Total BS. If you are being told that(which I doubt) then have your kid email the teacher and the counselor together asking for the grades. No teacher wants your kid to fail. And No administration is going to let teachers get away with what you said. If they continue to get no response the counselor intervenes.

I think it’s really cute that you think the counselor and admin are going to intervene. Do you actually have a kid in the school system or not? Nobody’s intervening anymore.

[Anonymous]

^^My kids have done this. I currently have 2 kids in HS. For the most part their teachers have been responsive/helpful to their questions. Thus far, one kid has looped in counselor, teacher, and parent to get answers to questions that a teacher would not respond to in about a two week timeframe(a few emails were sent, kid went to teachers room during flex time-sent away etc). Teacher then responded once everyone was on a email. Not sure if it depends on the high school.

[Anonymous]

The teachers not putting the grades in their gradebook in a timely matter should be held accountable . I can’t tell you how many times this year the teacher has not put any grades in and my normally straight A student ended up with a C in a class for a project that didn’t get graded. Infuriating.

[Anonymous]

Former FCPS teacher. This has to be a troll post, but I'm happy to address what's been discussed across this thread.

Though not the majority, there ARE certainly teachers who are this lazy about posting grades and won't update for months. I don't recall if this is blatantly against policy, but at the very least it's against the guideline of one week turnaround time. Since I could see students' gradebooks for all classes, I had a good idea of which teachers were d!(king around, and it pissed me off because it makes teachers as a whole look bad. Unfortunately, guidelines and policies are only as good as admin's willingness to hold their teachers to them.

As to teacher quality, there is still a decent number of dedicated, intelligent, highly professional teachers keeping at it, no matter how hard the job has gotten. But let's face it - the bar to entry in teaching has always been pretty low, and with the exodus over recent years, has only gotten lower as districts take more desperate measures to fill positions (e.g. the teacher trainee program). As more underqualified people replace veterans, yes, on average the quality will drop.

But I have to laugh at anyone saying that teachers couldn't hack it in a "typical" job. Having been blindsided by the laziness and unprofessionalism that abounds in the "real world," I would say that many of the laziest teachers would do just fine.

I'm literally sitting here on the job, posting on DCUM, making more than teaching, while practically begging my manager for something relevant to do. Either my job isn't "typical," or people just have way overinflated opinions of what they do.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Request a meeting with the teacher to discuss your student's performance in the class, and potential remedial help he may need. Clearly he's not getting the subject, so get to the bootn of what's preventing him. If he got a D, then he's likely in the bottom quarter of the class, and 3/4 th of class is doing better than him, without worrying about the mechanics of gradebook updates.

This. Ask how DC is doing and ask for ideas on how to help DC learn the material more effectively. Avoid any hint of a gripe about the teacher if you want constructive responses.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Former FCPS teacher. This has to be a troll post, but I'm happy to address what's been discussed across this thread.

Though not the majority, there ARE certainly teachers who are this lazy about posting grades and won't update for months. I don't recall if this is blatantly against policy, but at the very least it's against the guideline of one week turnaround time. Since I could see students' gradebooks for all classes, I had a good idea of which teachers were d!(king around, and it pissed me off because it makes teachers as a whole look bad. Unfortunately, guidelines and policies are only as good as admin's willingness to hold their teachers to them.

As to teacher quality, there is still a decent number of dedicated, intelligent, highly professional teachers keeping at it, no matter how hard the job has gotten. But let's face it - the bar to entry in teaching has always been pretty low, and with the exodus over recent years, has only gotten lower as districts take more desperate measures to fill positions (e.g. the teacher trainee program). As more underqualified people replace veterans, yes, on average the quality will drop.

But I have to laugh at anyone saying that teachers couldn't hack it in a "typical" job. Having been blindsided by the laziness and unprofessionalism that abounds in the "real world," I would say that many of the laziest teachers would do just fine.

I'm literally sitting here on the job, posting on DCUM, making more than teaching, while practically begging my manager for something relevant to do. Either my job isn't "typical," or people just have way overinflated opinions of what they do.

I posted something similar on this board about post teaching jobs. I got a job when I left teaching a couple years ago made $25,000 more than I made as a teacher. I probably worked about 3 hours a day. I spent so much time listening to podcasts, taking hour lunches with co-workers, given weeks to finish a project that would take about 40 hours. I was bored out of my mind every day.

I now do a related job at home so at least when I have hours of free time, I can get things done around the house.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:My question is, if your student hasn't seen a grade since November, why hasn't they or you, asked? If I take a test and don't get it back the next day, I ask when we are getting the grade back. I'm an AP in Arlington and I promise you that I would get a million emails if a teacher pulled that. I don't buy this.

Because we're told they're too busy. Not to bug them. Not to ask. They have work weekends. They don't have enough time, classes are too big, etc. etc. Parents are told to back off, not helicopter.

And now, we're supposed to do these things? Which is it?

Total BS. If you are being told that(which I doubt) then have your kid email the teacher and the counselor together asking for the grades. No teacher wants your kid to fail. And No administration is going to let teachers get away with what you said. If they continue to get no response the counselor intervenes.

I think it’s really cute that you think the counselor and admin are going to intervene. Do you actually have a kid in the school system or not? Nobody’s intervening anymore.

Maybe in your pyramid. Not in ours.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:My question is, if your student hasn't seen a grade since November, why hasn't they or you, asked? If I take a test and don't get it back the next day, I ask when we are getting the grade back. I'm an AP in Arlington and I promise you that I would get a million emails if a teacher pulled that. I don't buy this.

Because we're told they're too busy. Not to bug them. Not to ask. They have work weekends. They don't have enough time, classes are too big, etc. etc. Parents are told to back off, not helicopter.

And now, we're supposed to do these things? Which is it?

Total BS. If you are being told that(which I doubt) then have your kid email the teacher and the counselor together asking for the grades. No teacher wants your kid to fail. And No administration is going to let teachers get away with what you said. If they continue to get no response the counselor intervenes.

I think it’s really cute that you think the counselor and admin are going to intervene. Do you actually have a kid in the school system or not? Nobody’s intervening anymore.

Maybe in your pyramid. Not in ours.

Please list your pyramid, so that we can agree or disagree with it happening.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:My question is, if your student hasn't seen a grade since November, why hasn't they or you, asked? If I take a test and don't get it back the next day, I ask when we are getting the grade back. I'm an AP in Arlington and I promise you that I would get a million emails if a teacher pulled that. I don't buy this.

Because we're told they're too busy. Not to bug them. Not to ask. They have work weekends. They don't have enough time, classes are too big, etc. etc. Parents are told to back off, not helicopter.

And now, we're supposed to do these things? Which is it?

Total BS. If you are being told that(which I doubt) then have your kid email the teacher and the counselor together asking for the grades. No teacher wants your kid to fail. And No administration is going to let teachers get away with what you said. If they continue to get no response the counselor intervenes.

I think it’s really cute that you think the counselor and admin are going to intervene. Do you actually have a kid in the school system or not? Nobody’s intervening anymore.

Maybe in your pyramid. Not in ours.

Please list your pyramid, so that we can agree or disagree with it happening.

No one agrees on anything here so . . . no.
And, I don't care if you agree or not. I've seen it first hand.

[Anonymous]

I’m dealing with the same from a teacher who isn’t keeping her grades up to date. So frustrating. Are the grades still rolling? I thought they were posting semester grades and final on transcript? Is there just one final grade?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:My question is, if your student hasn't seen a grade since November, why hasn't they or you, asked? If I take a test and don't get it back the next day, I ask when we are getting the grade back. I'm an AP in Arlington and I promise you that I would get a million emails if a teacher pulled that. I don't buy this.

Because we're told they're too busy. Not to bug them. Not to ask. They have work weekends. They don't have enough time, classes are too big, etc. etc. Parents are told to back off, not helicopter.

And now, we're supposed to do these things? Which is it?

Total BS. If you are being told that(which I doubt) then have your kid email the teacher and the counselor together asking for the grades. No teacher wants your kid to fail. And No administration is going to let teachers get away with what you said. If they continue to get no response the counselor intervenes.

I think it’s really cute that you think the counselor and admin are going to intervene. Do you actually have a kid in the school system or not? Nobody’s intervening anymore.

Maybe in your pyramid. Not in ours.

Please list your pyramid, so that we can agree or disagree with it happening.

No one agrees on anything here so . . . no.
And, I don't care if you agree or not. I've seen it first hand.

OK, so now I know you’re lying. You’ve seen for firsthand that every single school in the pyramid has an updated gradebook incest because the principal and counselor enforce it. Every single school. Such lies. 😊

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:My question is, if your student hasn't seen a grade since November, why hasn't they or you, asked? If I take a test and don't get it back the next day, I ask when we are getting the grade back. I'm an AP in Arlington and I promise you that I would get a million emails if a teacher pulled that. I don't buy this.

Because we're told they're too busy. Not to bug them. Not to ask. They have work weekends. They don't have enough time, classes are too big, etc. etc. Parents are told to back off, not helicopter.

And now, we're supposed to do these things? Which is it?

Total BS. If you are being told that(which I doubt) then have your kid email the teacher and the counselor together asking for the grades. No teacher wants your kid to fail. And No administration is going to let teachers get away with what you said. If they continue to get no response the counselor intervenes.

I think it’s really cute that you think the counselor and admin are going to intervene. Do you actually have a kid in the school system or not? Nobody’s intervening anymore.

Maybe in your pyramid. Not in ours.

Please list your pyramid, so that we can agree or disagree with it happening.

No one agrees on anything here so . . . no.
And, I don't care if you agree or not. I've seen it first hand.

OK, so now I know you’re lying. You’ve seen for firsthand that every single school in the pyramid has an updated gradebook incest because the principal and counselor enforce it. Every single school. Such lies. 😊

Weird typo! But yeah, it’s a pile of ….

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:My question is, if your student hasn't seen a grade since November, why hasn't they or you, asked? If I take a test and don't get it back the next day, I ask when we are getting the grade back. I'm an AP in Arlington and I promise you that I would get a million emails if a teacher pulled that. I don't buy this.

Because we're told they're too busy. Not to bug them. Not to ask. They have work weekends. They don't have enough time, classes are too big, etc. etc. Parents are told to back off, not helicopter.

And now, we're supposed to do these things? Which is it?

Total BS. If you are being told that(which I doubt) then have your kid email the teacher and the counselor together asking for the grades. No teacher wants your kid to fail. And No administration is going to let teachers get away with what you said. If they continue to get no response the counselor intervenes.

I think it’s really cute that you think the counselor and admin are going to intervene. Do you actually have a kid in the school system or not? Nobody’s intervening anymore.

Maybe in your pyramid. Not in ours.

Please list your pyramid, so that we can agree or disagree with it happening.

No one agrees on anything here so . . . no.
And, I don't care if you agree or not. I've seen it first hand.

OK, so now I know you’re lying. You’ve seen for firsthand that every single school in the pyramid has an updated gradebook incest because the principal and counselor enforce it. Every single school. Such lies. 😊

You know sh--- about me. And I'm not lying. I truly, utterly don't care if you believe me. So carry on with that. If I went to my principal, I'd have an eager ear and I know that. Sorry, your school doesn't have the same.

Luckily for my kid's teachers who did not put in grades the better part of the last quarter, the grades (while still a surprise) were actually better than what we expected. So no need for me to do anything this time.

[Anonymous]

Some teachers are incredibly lazy about grading, to the detriment of the students. Why other teachers feel the need to defend this behavior is a mystery.

Go ahead and complain, but nothing will change.