DD grade pulled down by a grade that was entered last day of the marking period!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Sorry if it’s already been stated I haven’t read the responses
There are teachers like that always
The worst part is that some are in HS jeopardizing their students’ college chances
I would recommend following up with the teacher at the first sign of their nonresponsiveness - when it becomes clear she is a lazy grader and doesn’t respond to follow ups
It doesn’t matter in MS and maybe it’s even good for your kid to get a B and discover that the sky didn’t fall -but in HS I recommend requesting an appointment with the teacher and asking very nice and respectable but very detailed questions about the assignment and why it was graded like this and how it’s so important to your child to have timely feedback and how upset your child is etc etc
The teacher will roll their eyes but won’t mess with your child’s grade if it brings down the overall grade.
You don’t do anything disrespectful to the teacher but the teacher knows you have your child’s back

I laughed at that. Do you think the teacher won't give a bad grade if that's what was earned?

Op, please answer whether or not the redo was requested or otherwise agreed to.

She already said that it was!!!

OP has never answered whether the teacher agree that it would be eligible for a higher grade.

I think some are assuming that because the teacher told her what was wrong, that it could be resubmitted and be regraded.

Read OP at 4/14 11:22

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:May be I should ask these questions in a forum where parents do care about their kid and kid's grade and can help with useful suggestions rather than try to establish they are somehow better parents for not caring about grades! There are already plenty of other disappointments that my DD deals with, grades shouldn't have to be one when she doesn't actually deserves it.

This is a life lesson so she’ll learn to put in the effort and do it right the first time in the future (and before she gets to high school).

Sorry you’re mad nobody blew smoke up your skirt about it and that they told you the truth instead. Shrug.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Gosh, OP, the meanypantspeople have come out of the woodwork today. I would be very upset about the situation you are describing, and would definitely follow up with the teacher to make this debacle into a learning experience.

When you get 50% for not doing much of anything on an assignment, there is definitely a disconnect when there is
a legitimate attempt to complete something and get a 50%.

Are you 12? I’m so embarrassed for you.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Sorry if it’s already been stated I haven’t read the responses
There are teachers like that always
The worst part is that some are in HS jeopardizing their students’ college chances
I would recommend following up with the teacher at the first sign of their nonresponsiveness - when it becomes clear she is a lazy grader and doesn’t respond to follow ups
It doesn’t matter in MS and maybe it’s even good for your kid to get a B and discover that the sky didn’t fall -but in HS I recommend requesting an appointment with the teacher and asking very nice and respectable but very detailed questions about the assignment and why it was graded like this and how it’s so important to your child to have timely feedback and how upset your child is etc etc
The teacher will roll their eyes but won’t mess with your child’s grade if it brings down the overall grade.
You don’t do anything disrespectful to the teacher but the teacher knows you have your child’s back

I laughed at that. Do you think the teacher won't give a bad grade if that's what was earned?

Op, please answer whether or not the redo was requested or otherwise agreed to.

She already said that it was!!!

OP has never answered whether the teacher agree that it would be eligible for a higher grade.

I think some are assuming that because the teacher told her what was wrong, that it could be resubmitted and be regraded.

Read OP at 4/14 11:22

OP never says that the teacher agreed to re-grade the work. Kids were permitted to resubmit. I guess everyone is assuming that meant it got re-graded but now here does OP ever state that was anything more than an assumption- and an apparently a mistaken one.

[Anonymous]

Quit complaining and teach your kid not to take short cuts. Good luck parent up.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Sorry if it’s already been stated I haven’t read the responses
There are teachers like that always
The worst part is that some are in HS jeopardizing their students’ college chances
I would recommend following up with the teacher at the first sign of their nonresponsiveness - when it becomes clear she is a lazy grader and doesn’t respond to follow ups
It doesn’t matter in MS and maybe it’s even good for your kid to get a B and discover that the sky didn’t fall -but in HS I recommend requesting an appointment with the teacher and asking very nice and respectable but very detailed questions about the assignment and why it was graded like this and how it’s so important to your child to have timely feedback and how upset your child is etc etc
The teacher will roll their eyes but won’t mess with your child’s grade if it brings down the overall grade.
You don’t do anything disrespectful to the teacher but the teacher knows you have your child’s back

I laughed at that. Do you think the teacher won't give a bad grade if that's what was earned?

Op, please answer whether or not the redo was requested or otherwise agreed to.

She already said that it was!!!

OP has never answered whether the teacher agree that it would be eligible for a higher grade.

I think some are assuming that because the teacher told her what was wrong, that it could be resubmitted and be regraded.

Read OP at 4/14 11:22

OP never says that the teacher agreed to re-grade the work. Kids were permitted to resubmit. I guess everyone is assuming that meant it got re-graded but now here does OP ever state that was anything more than an assumption- and an apparently a mistaken one.

It is very clear that if the teacher permitted resubmissions that it was to improve the grade. Otherwise there is no point. If the teacher encouraged resubmissions but never had any intention of grading them then that’s even worse and the parent has even more grounds to complain.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Sorry if it’s already been stated I haven’t read the responses
There are teachers like that always
The worst part is that some are in HS jeopardizing their students’ college chances
I would recommend following up with the teacher at the first sign of their nonresponsiveness - when it becomes clear she is a lazy grader and doesn’t respond to follow ups
It doesn’t matter in MS and maybe it’s even good for your kid to get a B and discover that the sky didn’t fall -but in HS I recommend requesting an appointment with the teacher and asking very nice and respectable but very detailed questions about the assignment and why it was graded like this and how it’s so important to your child to have timely feedback and how upset your child is etc etc
The teacher will roll their eyes but won’t mess with your child’s grade if it brings down the overall grade.
You don’t do anything disrespectful to the teacher but the teacher knows you have your child’s back

I laughed at that. Do you think the teacher won't give a bad grade if that's what was earned?

Op, please answer whether or not the redo was requested or otherwise agreed to.

She already said that it was!!!

OP has never answered whether the teacher agree that it would be eligible for a higher grade.

I think some are assuming that because the teacher told her what was wrong, that it could be resubmitted and be regraded.

Read OP at 4/14 11:22

OP never says that the teacher agreed to re-grade the work. Kids were permitted to resubmit. I guess everyone is assuming that meant it got re-graded but now here does OP ever state that was anything more than an assumption- and an apparently a mistaken one.

It is very clear that if the teacher permitted resubmissions that it was to improve the grade. Otherwise there is no point. If the teacher encouraged resubmissions but never had any intention of grading them then that’s even worse and the parent has even more grounds to complain.

I don’t think that’s clear at all. The teacher may have agreed to resubmissions for feedback purposes but not to improve a grade. That happens all the time.

I totally get being concerned - especially when an A student fails on a major assignment. I’d certainly want to talk to the teacher. But unless the assignment was eligible for resubmission for a higher grade, that the teacher didn’t change the grade is not a legitimate concern. And many people have asked this question directly and OP has not answered, which speaks volumes.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Sorry if it’s already been stated I haven’t read the responses
There are teachers like that always
The worst part is that some are in HS jeopardizing their students’ college chances
I would recommend following up with the teacher at the first sign of their nonresponsiveness - when it becomes clear she is a lazy grader and doesn’t respond to follow ups
It doesn’t matter in MS and maybe it’s even good for your kid to get a B and discover that the sky didn’t fall -but in HS I recommend requesting an appointment with the teacher and asking very nice and respectable but very detailed questions about the assignment and why it was graded like this and how it’s so important to your child to have timely feedback and how upset your child is etc etc
The teacher will roll their eyes but won’t mess with your child’s grade if it brings down the overall grade.
You don’t do anything disrespectful to the teacher but the teacher knows you have your child’s back

I laughed at that. Do you think the teacher won't give a bad grade if that's what was earned?

Op, please answer whether or not the redo was requested or otherwise agreed to.

She already said that it was!!!

OP has never answered whether the teacher agree that it would be eligible for a higher grade.

I think some are assuming that because the teacher told her what was wrong, that it could be resubmitted and be regraded.

Read OP at 4/14 11:22

OP never says that the teacher agreed to re-grade the work. Kids were permitted to resubmit. I guess everyone is assuming that meant it got re-graded but now here does OP ever state that was anything more than an assumption- and an apparently a mistaken one.

It is very clear that if the teacher permitted resubmissions that it was to improve the grade. Otherwise there is no point. If the teacher encouraged resubmissions but never had any intention of grading them then that’s even worse and the parent has even more grounds to complain.

I don’t think that’s clear at all. The teacher may have agreed to resubmissions for feedback purposes but not to improve a grade. That happens all the time.

I totally get being concerned - especially when an A student fails on a major assignment. I’d certainly want to talk to the teacher. But unless the assignment was eligible for resubmission for a higher grade, that the teacher didn’t change the grade is not a legitimate concern. And many people have asked this question directly and OP has not answered, which speaks volumes.

I have two kids in MCPS. One in middle school and one in high school. No this does not happen “all the time”. No teacher has ever suggested that a child resubmit an assignment “for feedback purposes”. What a waste of time. This simply doesn’t happen. OP, there are some nasty, delusional people in this thread. You should absolutely escalate if the teacher won’t respond to your request to help understand what happened. (And I say this as a parent who has never reached out to any teachers about a grade).

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Sorry if it’s already been stated I haven’t read the responses
There are teachers like that always
The worst part is that some are in HS jeopardizing their students’ college chances
I would recommend following up with the teacher at the first sign of their nonresponsiveness - when it becomes clear she is a lazy grader and doesn’t respond to follow ups
It doesn’t matter in MS and maybe it’s even good for your kid to get a B and discover that the sky didn’t fall -but in HS I recommend requesting an appointment with the teacher and asking very nice and respectable but very detailed questions about the assignment and why it was graded like this and how it’s so important to your child to have timely feedback and how upset your child is etc etc
The teacher will roll their eyes but won’t mess with your child’s grade if it brings down the overall grade.
You don’t do anything disrespectful to the teacher but the teacher knows you have your child’s back

I laughed at that. Do you think the teacher won't give a bad grade if that's what was earned?

Op, please answer whether or not the redo was requested or otherwise agreed to.

She already said that it was!!!

OP has never answered whether the teacher agree that it would be eligible for a higher grade.

I think some are assuming that because the teacher told her what was wrong, that it could be resubmitted and be regraded.

Read OP at 4/14 11:22

OP never says that the teacher agreed to re-grade the work. Kids were permitted to resubmit. I guess everyone is assuming that meant it got re-graded but now here does OP ever state that was anything more than an assumption- and an apparently a mistaken one.

It is very clear that if the teacher permitted resubmissions that it was to improve the grade. Otherwise there is no point. If the teacher encouraged resubmissions but never had any intention of grading them then that’s even worse and the parent has even more grounds to complain.

I don’t think that’s clear at all. The teacher may have agreed to resubmissions for feedback purposes but not to improve a grade. That happens all the time.

I totally get being concerned - especially when an A student fails on a major assignment. I’d certainly want to talk to the teacher. But unless the assignment was eligible for resubmission for a higher grade, that the teacher didn’t change the grade is not a legitimate concern. And many people have asked this question directly and OP has not answered, which speaks volumes.

I have two kids in MCPS. One in middle school and one in high school. No this does not happen “all the time”. No teacher has ever suggested that a child resubmit an assignment “for feedback purposes”. What a waste of time. This simply doesn’t happen. OP, there are some nasty, delusional people in this thread. You should absolutely escalate if the teacher won’t respond to your request to help understand what happened. (And I say this as a parent who has never reached out to any teachers about a grade).

Hmmm. I guess because you have two kids out of the 160,000 in MCPS you know everything.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Sorry if it’s already been stated I haven’t read the responses
There are teachers like that always
The worst part is that some are in HS jeopardizing their students’ college chances
I would recommend following up with the teacher at the first sign of their nonresponsiveness - when it becomes clear she is a lazy grader and doesn’t respond to follow ups
It doesn’t matter in MS and maybe it’s even good for your kid to get a B and discover that the sky didn’t fall -but in HS I recommend requesting an appointment with the teacher and asking very nice and respectable but very detailed questions about the assignment and why it was graded like this and how it’s so important to your child to have timely feedback and how upset your child is etc etc
The teacher will roll their eyes but won’t mess with your child’s grade if it brings down the overall grade.
You don’t do anything disrespectful to the teacher but the teacher knows you have your child’s back

I laughed at that. Do you think the teacher won't give a bad grade if that's what was earned?

Op, please answer whether or not the redo was requested or otherwise agreed to.

She already said that it was!!!

OP has never answered whether the teacher agree that it would be eligible for a higher grade.

I think some are assuming that because the teacher told her what was wrong, that it could be resubmitted and be regraded.

Read OP at 4/14 11:22

OP never says that the teacher agreed to re-grade the work. Kids were permitted to resubmit. I guess everyone is assuming that meant it got re-graded but now here does OP ever state that was anything more than an assumption- and an apparently a mistaken one.

It is very clear that if the teacher permitted resubmissions that it was to improve the grade. Otherwise there is no point. If the teacher encouraged resubmissions but never had any intention of grading them then that’s even worse and the parent has even more grounds to complain.

I don’t think that’s clear at all. The teacher may have agreed to resubmissions for feedback purposes but not to improve a grade. That happens all the time.

I totally get being concerned - especially when an A student fails on a major assignment. I’d certainly want to talk to the teacher. But unless the assignment was eligible for resubmission for a higher grade, that the teacher didn’t change the grade is not a legitimate concern. And many people have asked this question directly and OP has not answered, which speaks volumes.

I have two kids in MCPS. One in middle school and one in high school. No this does not happen “all the time”. No teacher has ever suggested that a child resubmit an assignment “for feedback purposes”. What a waste of time. This simply doesn’t happen. OP, there are some nasty, delusional people in this thread. You should absolutely escalate if the teacher won’t respond to your request to help understand what happened. (And I say this as a parent who has never reached out to any teachers about a grade).

Hmmm. I guess because you have two kids out of the 160,000 in MCPS you know everything.

Well I clearly know more than the poster who claimed that teachers encourage resubmission “all the time” “for feedback purposes”. And no one has jumped up and agreed that this “happens all the time” or even ever.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:May be I should ask these questions in a forum where parents do care about their kid and kid's grade and can help with useful suggestions rather than try to establish they are somehow better parents for not caring about grades! There are already plenty of other disappointments that my DD deals with, grades shouldn't have to be one when she doesn't actually deserves it.

The grade was filed within the marking period. It was fair.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Sorry if it’s already been stated I haven’t read the responses
There are teachers like that always
The worst part is that some are in HS jeopardizing their students’ college chances
I would recommend following up with the teacher at the first sign of their nonresponsiveness - when it becomes clear she is a lazy grader and doesn’t respond to follow ups
It doesn’t matter in MS and maybe it’s even good for your kid to get a B and discover that the sky didn’t fall -but in HS I recommend requesting an appointment with the teacher and asking very nice and respectable but very detailed questions about the assignment and why it was graded like this and how it’s so important to your child to have timely feedback and how upset your child is etc etc
The teacher will roll their eyes but won’t mess with your child’s grade if it brings down the overall grade.
You don’t do anything disrespectful to the teacher but the teacher knows you have your child’s back

I laughed at that. Do you think the teacher won't give a bad grade if that's what was earned?

Op, please answer whether or not the redo was requested or otherwise agreed to.

She already said that it was!!!

OP has never answered whether the teacher agree that it would be eligible for a higher grade.

I think some are assuming that because the teacher told her what was wrong, that it could be resubmitted and be regraded.

Read OP at 4/14 11:22

OP never says that the teacher agreed to re-grade the work. Kids were permitted to resubmit. I guess everyone is assuming that meant it got re-graded but now here does OP ever state that was anything more than an assumption- and an apparently a mistaken one.

It is very clear that if the teacher permitted resubmissions that it was to improve the grade. Otherwise there is no point. If the teacher encouraged resubmissions but never had any intention of grading them then that’s even worse and the parent has even more grounds to complain.

I don’t think that’s clear at all. The teacher may have agreed to resubmissions for feedback purposes but not to improve a grade. That happens all the time.

I totally get being concerned - especially when an A student fails on a major assignment. I’d certainly want to talk to the teacher. But unless the assignment was eligible for resubmission for a higher grade, that the teacher didn’t change the grade is not a legitimate concern. And many people have asked this question directly and OP has not answered, which speaks volumes.

I have two kids in MCPS. One in middle school and one in high school. No this does not happen “all the time”. No teacher has ever suggested that a child resubmit an assignment “for feedback purposes”. What a waste of time. This simply doesn’t happen. OP, there are some nasty, delusional people in this thread. You should absolutely escalate if the teacher won’t respond to your request to help understand what happened. (And I say this as a parent who has never reached out to any teachers about a grade).

Hmmm. I guess because you have two kids out of the 160,000 in MCPS you know everything.

Well I clearly know more than the poster who claimed that teachers encourage resubmission “all the time” “for feedback purposes”. And no one has jumped up and agreed that this “happens all the time” or even ever.

Apparently you and I have different experiences in the same school district. I’ve seen it with my kids, who, between the three, went to different MCPS schools. Only time a kid got a redo for a grade, except as set forth on the original plan, was when the IEP wasn’t followed. But my kids were encouraged to work with the teachers to improve when they weren’t performing as expected even when there was no immediate impact on the grade.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Sorry if it’s already been stated I haven’t read the responses
There are teachers like that always
The worst part is that some are in HS jeopardizing their students’ college chances
I would recommend following up with the teacher at the first sign of their nonresponsiveness - when it becomes clear she is a lazy grader and doesn’t respond to follow ups
It doesn’t matter in MS and maybe it’s even good for your kid to get a B and discover that the sky didn’t fall -but in HS I recommend requesting an appointment with the teacher and asking very nice and respectable but very detailed questions about the assignment and why it was graded like this and how it’s so important to your child to have timely feedback and how upset your child is etc etc
The teacher will roll their eyes but won’t mess with your child’s grade if it brings down the overall grade.
You don’t do anything disrespectful to the teacher but the teacher knows you have your child’s back

I laughed at that. Do you think the teacher won't give a bad grade if that's what was earned?

Op, please answer whether or not the redo was requested or otherwise agreed to.

She already said that it was!!!

OP has never answered whether the teacher agree that it would be eligible for a higher grade.

I think some are assuming that because the teacher told her what was wrong, that it could be resubmitted and be regraded.

Read OP at 4/14 11:22

OP never says that the teacher agreed to re-grade the work. Kids were permitted to resubmit. I guess everyone is assuming that meant it got re-graded but now here does OP ever state that was anything more than an assumption- and an apparently a mistaken one.

It is very clear that if the teacher permitted resubmissions that it was to improve the grade. Otherwise there is no point. If the teacher encouraged resubmissions but never had any intention of grading them then that’s even worse and the parent has even more grounds to complain.

I don’t think that’s clear at all. The teacher may have agreed to resubmissions for feedback purposes but not to improve a grade. That happens all the time.

I totally get being concerned - especially when an A student fails on a major assignment. I’d certainly want to talk to the teacher. But unless the assignment was eligible for resubmission for a higher grade, that the teacher didn’t change the grade is not a legitimate concern. And many people have asked this question directly and OP has not answered, which speaks volumes.

I have two kids in MCPS. One in middle school and one in high school. No this does not happen “all the time”. No teacher has ever suggested that a child resubmit an assignment “for feedback purposes”. What a waste of time. This simply doesn’t happen. OP, there are some nasty, delusional people in this thread. You should absolutely escalate if the teacher won’t respond to your request to help understand what happened. (And I say this as a parent who has never reached out to any teachers about a grade).

Hmmm. I guess because you have two kids out of the 160,000 in MCPS you know everything.

Well I clearly know more than the poster who claimed that teachers encourage resubmission “all the time” “for feedback purposes”. And no one has jumped up and agreed that this “happens all the time” or even ever.

Apparently you and I have different experiences in the same school district. I’ve seen it with my kids, who, between the three, went to different MCPS schools. Only time a kid got a redo for a grade, except as set forth on the original plan, was when the IEP wasn’t followed. But my kids were encouraged to work with the teachers to improve when they weren’t performing as expected even when there was no immediate impact on the grade.

Your kids asked if they could resubmit an assignment, the teacher agreed, then they were later told it was “for feedback purposes only”? Right.

[Anonymous]

OP never says that the teacher agreed to re-grade the work. Kids were permitted to resubmit. I guess everyone is assuming that meant it got re-graded but now here does OP ever state that was anything more than an assumption- and an apparently a mistaken one.

It is very clear that if the teacher permitted resubmissions that it was to improve the grade. Otherwise there is no point. If the teacher encouraged resubmissions but never had any intention of grading them then that’s even worse and the parent has even more grounds to complain.

I don’t think that’s clear at all. The teacher may have agreed to resubmissions for feedback purposes but not to improve a grade. That happens all the time.

I totally get being concerned - especially when an A student fails on a major assignment. I’d certainly want to talk to the teacher. But unless the assignment was eligible for resubmission for a higher grade, that the teacher didn’t change the grade is not a legitimate concern. And many people have asked this question directly and OP has not answered, which speaks volumes.

OP here - I haven't answered because I am not on this forum during weekends! Yes she was asked to re-submit for regrading.
I know it is middle school but my DD wants to go to magnet program in high school (in her sisters footsteps) and yes grades matter as MCPS has switched over to relying exclusively on grades and MAP scores for magnet selection! So this teacher might be ruining her chance of getting into magnet program.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:This thread is evidence piece number 23432 why I feel for teachers. Imagine having to deal with parents like this, who deeply in their bones believe students should not have consequences for poor work.

Lol. Agree, although I think its weird the teacher told her to redo it.

Think you and your DD are overreacting big time, OP, but think you can wait it out and she may correct on her own and if not you followed up. I do think your kid can live with a B in middle school.