The Storm and HS Homework/Tests - No Excuses (Vent)!

[Anonymous]

I'm not the OP, but I think her point is well-taken, though many posters seemed to miss it. See highlighted sentences above. It's also worth noting that her original post was around noon on Monday, when most of us in MoCo were basically waiting around to see when we would lose power. (As you'll recall, heaviest winds were predicted for Monday evening into early Tuesday.)

FWIW, I'm the parent of two college students and a high-schooler. They are not slackers -- my oldest are both students at Ivy League schools. All 3 attend/ed a demanding high school, and we are grateful that their teachers helped them to develop a strong work ethic and good time management skills. That said, when the power goes out, teachers need to be reasonable. I think that's all that OP was asking. And, also FWIW, in our experience, generally speaking the teachers who have teen and young adult children do seem to have a better sense of what can reasonably be expected of students.

It is worth absolutely nothing to the non point you are trying to make. A MCPS high school student that can't manage to function with 2 extra days of grace for homework and tests has got major problems and issues -- whatever those issues may be.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

I'm not the OP, but I think her point is well-taken, though many posters seemed to miss it. See highlighted sentences above. It's also worth noting that her original post was around noon on Monday, when most of us in MoCo were basically waiting around to see when we would lose power. (As you'll recall, heaviest winds were predicted for Monday evening into early Tuesday.)

FWIW, I'm the parent of two college students and a high-schooler. They are not slackers -- my oldest are both students at Ivy League schools. All 3 attend/ed a demanding high school, and we are grateful that their teachers helped them to develop a strong work ethic and good time management skills. That said, when the power goes out, teachers need to be reasonable. I think that's all that OP was asking. And, also FWIW, in our experience, generally speaking the teachers who have teen and young adult children do seem to have a better sense of what can reasonably be expected of students.

It is worth absolutely nothing to the non point you are trying to make. A MCPS high school student that can't manage to function with 2 extra days of grace for homework and tests has got major problems and issues -- whatever those issues may be.

PP, I think you're the one with issues, childless, bitter hag.

[Anonymous]

+1,000,000 -- definitely bitter, probably a hag, not necessarily childless (but probably divorced/divorcing)

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:+1,000,000 -- definitely bitter, probably a hag, not necessarily childless (but probably divorced/divorcing)

I am married with two children - and a teacher at that.

And I agree with this "bitter hag."

But how ignorant most of you are to assume that only the childless people are capable of supporting the completion of HW on an emergency day! And then you go on to label every childless woman a bitter hag! FWIW, in my experiences, they're the ones who are keeping up their looks!

After reading through these posts, however, it makes sense, as I look at the number of enabled students I have who cry to their parents b/c they've EARNED a C.

pathetic group! Your kids will be suffering, as will you when this generation - with no work ethic - will be supporting your sagging asses in your old age!

ha!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:+1,000,000 -- definitely bitter, probably a hag, not necessarily childless (but probably divorced/divorcing)

I am married with two children - and a teacher at that.

And I agree with this "bitter hag."

But how ignorant most of you are to assume that only the childless people are capable of supporting the completion of HW on an emergency day! And then you go on to label every childless woman a bitter hag! FWIW, in my experiences, they're the ones who are keeping up their looks!

After reading through these posts, however, it makes sense, as I look at the number of enabled students I have who cry to their parents b/c they've EARNED a C.

pathetic group! Your kids will be suffering, as will you when this generation - with no work ethic - will be supporting your sagging asses in your old age!

ha!

First the potty-mouthed teacher and now, you . . . I definitely voting for Question 7!

[Anonymous]

I think it is the stress of thinking that you have to complete an assignment when you may lose power. Looking back is easy, two days with power - plenty of time. In fact more time. However, I am in an area where we all lose power when someone sneezes near a power line. Had the family lost power, that would have been needlessly stressful for the student to complete without electricity (computers, research, etc.). I think some of the answers of "what is the big deal" on the side of getting it done, can be countered by "what is the big deal" for moving it back.

When I was young and there was a snow day, we went sledding. I suppose work was done if something was due, but we certainly didn't create an 8 hour workday out of a snow storm. What was the harm? None. Me and my siblings graduated, went Ivy, graduated with honors and went on to be productive members of society. Moving a deadline will not create a generation of slackers.

So what if OP wants to vent because someone thinks their high school test or report on who knows what is so important that kids should bend over backwards to finish? Some may not agree, but I certainly do. As OP said, WTH.

[Anonymous]

Hey, when I was in high school my parents did not vet my homework, hold my hands, or remind me what was due. Are the new and improved high school students today all hen pecked? I now understand what my colleagues and university professors mean about the growing uptick of parents contacting them about homework issues and grades? These high school kids will never develop the backbone or maturity to fend for themselves. Just the type of kid I'd hire in the firm.