HS Teachers Aren’t Keeping up on Grading

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Anonymous wrote:I generally feel the schools test more and teach less. Literally there is not a day where DC doesn’t have a quiz or a test in at least one class or a week where there isn’t a quiz or test in every class. It may be one of the reasons it’s hard for teachers to keep up with the grading.

Also, can we please stop entering “0s” on tests and assignments for excused absences. It makes everyone panic. If they have a makeup, please leave it ungraded rather than put a 0 as the placeholder. As a previous poster stated, it messes up transcripts for colleges and other applications such as summer internships.

Sorry, if I leave it blank there is no urgency to make it up and I have to literally chase kids down to get them to take a test. An “absent” (auto fills to 50%) creates a desire to take it.

I agree. If I don’t put those zeroes, then the work doesn’t get done. The zero is an accurate reflection of what happens if the student doesn’t complete the work.

The alternative is waiting until the end of a marking period and retroactively putting a zero, weeks or months after the absence. I don’t see how that’s better at all.

If a student is absent, they shouldn’t be getting a 0 for anything. That’s ridiculous.

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Anonymous wrote:Has your child talked to the teacher in person before or after class?

I didn't think so. Come back after your child learns to talk to adults.

How about the adults in the building act like they care. Come back after that starts happening.

I used to care more than anyone. Then parents, politicians, central office and building admins and people who don’t even have a tie to schools but hate teachers/public Ed all started screaming at me. Then kids couldn’t be arsed to even take their earbuds out in class or call me something besides “bro” when I speak to them. Then I had more and more side tasks added to my plate while my class sizes increased, so it took longer and longer to do what used to be the basics of the job. And when I prove myself unable to do everything fast enough for everyone’s approval, the same groups started yelling louder.

So yeah, I don’t care as much as I did but I retire at the end of this year. Next year, your kid will get someone who never cared and never will and just sticks them on their Chromebook all period. Good luck.

Parent here my kids already have these kind of teachers....

Overworked, overstimulated, and unappreciated? The type who give of their own time only to be told how they can do more? And how they should sacrifice more?

Yes, your children definitely have these teachers.

And they are thinking of quitting. The ones who aren’t thinking of quitting are the ones who put in their 40 and go home. You know, the ones who don’t grade.

Maybe they should....honestly. Teacher, students and parents are frustrated with the schools at this time. No one does anything no one stands up to the BS of gatehouse. I'd rather teachers quietly quit with all the pointless data and constant meetings and give the time to teaching. At this point though everyone is angry and the kids are the ones losing out in this scenario and we are bleeding out the good teachers. Parents and teachers are pitted against each other for what....Reid and gatehouse aren't losing any sleep and they are the problems.

You can’t quietly quit a meeting when they come and find you to attend the meeting or a quietly quit data talks when they also will hound you relentlessly for the data. These individuals are the ones that can hire and fire you, not parents.

If teachers banded together things would change but I know there are always those who won't....why because they are looking to please the people that treat them horribly on a daily basis. It's a weird dynamic in teaching. My niece wants to be a teacher-I strongly encouraged her staying up north after college. Do not teach here.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Has your child talked to the teacher in person before or after class?


I didn't think so. Come back after your child learns to talk to adults.

How about the adults in the building act like they care. Come back after that starts happening.

I used to care more than anyone. Then parents, politicians, central office and building admins and people who don’t even have a tie to schools but hate teachers/public Ed all started screaming at me. Then kids couldn’t be arsed to even take their earbuds out in class or call me something besides “bro” when I speak to them. Then I had more and more side tasks added to my plate while my class sizes increased, so it took longer and longer to do what used to be the basics of the job. And when I prove myself unable to do everything fast enough for everyone’s approval, the same groups started yelling louder.

So yeah, I don’t care as much as I did but I retire at the end of this year. Next year, your kid will get someone who never cared and never will and just sticks them on their Chromebook all period. Good luck.

Parent here my kids already have these kind of teachers....

Yep, because many of the good teachers have already moved, retired or quit teaching, due to the things stated above and in other posts. And it’s only going to get worse from here unless all y’all (parents, admins, pols, “concerned citizens”) provide a better atmosphere (which won’t happen).

Parents care about their kids who are the ones that schools are failing. It will get worse because parents want their kids time at school to be meaningful and it's not these days. I wish parents and teachers could come together but we won't.

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Anonymous wrote:

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Anonymous wrote:I generally feel the schools test more and teach less. Literally there is not a day where DC doesn’t have a quiz or a test in at least one class or a week where there isn’t a quiz or test in every class. It may be one of the reasons it’s hard for teachers to keep up with the grading.

Also, can we please stop entering “0s” on tests and assignments for excused absences. It makes everyone panic. If they have a makeup, please leave it ungraded rather than put a 0 as the placeholder. As a previous poster stated, it messes up transcripts for colleges and other applications such as summer internships.

Sorry, if I leave it blank there is no urgency to make it up and I have to literally chase kids down to get them to take a test. An “absent” (auto fills to 50%) creates a desire to take it.

I agree. If I don’t put those zeroes, then the work doesn’t get done. The zero is an accurate reflection of what happens if the student doesn’t complete the work.

The alternative is waiting until the end of a marking period and retroactively putting a zero, weeks or months after the absence. I don’t see how that’s better at all.

If a student is absent, they shouldn’t be getting a 0 for anything. That’s ridiculous.

Not all absences are excused. I had a student the other week who came up to me and said “I was on vacation last week. What did I miss?” Lol. He didn’t miss any tests and I did let him make up work, so he was fine, but I was a bit annoyed.

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I generally feel the schools test more and teach less. Literally there is not a day where DC doesn’t have a quiz or a test in at least one class or a week where there isn’t a quiz or test in every class. It may be one of the reasons it’s hard for teachers to keep up with the grading.

Also, can we please stop entering “0s” on tests and assignments for excused absences. It makes everyone panic. If they have a makeup, please leave it ungraded rather than put a 0 as the placeholder. As a previous poster stated, it messes up transcripts for colleges and other applications such as summer internships.

Sorry, if I leave it blank there is no urgency to make it up and I have to literally chase kids down to get them to take a test. An “absent” (auto fills to 50%) creates a desire to take it.

I agree. If I don’t put those zeroes, then the work doesn’t get done. The zero is an accurate reflection of what happens if the student doesn’t complete the work.

The alternative is waiting until the end of a marking period and retroactively putting a zero, weeks or months after the absence. I don’t see how that’s better at all.

If a student is absent, they shouldn’t be getting a 0 for anything. That’s ridiculous.

Not all absences are excused. I had a student the other week who came up to me and said “I was on vacation last week. What did I miss?” Lol. He didn’t miss any tests and I did let him make up work, so he was fine, but I was a bit annoyed.

I meant excused absences. It’s stupid to put a 0 in there for a test that the kid wasn’t there to take.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:I generally feel the schools test more and teach less. Literally there is not a day where DC doesn’t have a quiz or a test in at least one class or a week where there isn’t a quiz or test in every class. It may be one of the reasons it’s hard for teachers to keep up with the grading.

Also, can we please stop entering “0s” on tests and assignments for excused absences. It makes everyone panic. If they have a makeup, please leave it ungraded rather than put a 0 as the placeholder. As a previous poster stated, it messes up transcripts for colleges and other applications such as summer internships.

Sorry, if I leave it blank there is no urgency to make it up and I have to literally chase kids down to get them to take a test. An “absent” (auto fills to 50%) creates a desire to take it.

I agree. If I don’t put those zeroes, then the work doesn’t get done. The zero is an accurate reflection of what happens if the student doesn’t complete the work.

The alternative is waiting until the end of a marking period and retroactively putting a zero, weeks or months after the absence. I don’t see how that’s better at all.

If a student is absent, they shouldn’t be getting a 0 for anything. That’s ridiculous.

Not all absences are excused. I had a student the other week who came up to me and said “I was on vacation last week. What did I miss?” Lol. He didn’t miss any tests and I did let him make up work, so he was fine, but I was a bit annoyed.

I meant excused absences. It’s stupid to put a 0 in there for a test that the kid wasn’t there to take.

We put the zero in there as a reminder that the assessment needs to be taken or will turn into a real zero at the end of the quarter, otherwise most students will happily forget about it. Would you rather we sprang the zero on the them in the report card?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I generally feel the schools test more and teach less. Literally there is not a day where DC doesn’t have a quiz or a test in at least one class or a week where there isn’t a quiz or test in every class. It may be one of the reasons it’s hard for teachers to keep up with the grading.

Also, can we please stop entering “0s” on tests and assignments for excused absences. It makes everyone panic. If they have a makeup, please leave it ungraded rather than put a 0 as the placeholder. As a previous poster stated, it messes up transcripts for colleges and other applications such as summer internships.

Sorry, if I leave it blank there is no urgency to make it up and I have to literally chase kids down to get them to take a test. An “absent” (auto fills to 50%) creates a desire to take it.

I agree. If I don’t put those zeroes, then the work doesn’t get done. The zero is an accurate reflection of what happens if the student doesn’t complete the work.

The alternative is waiting until the end of a marking period and retroactively putting a zero, weeks or months after the absence. I don’t see how that’s better at all.

If a student is absent, they shouldn’t be getting a 0 for anything. That’s ridiculous.

Not all absences are excused. I had a student the other week who came up to me and said “I was on vacation last week. What did I miss?” Lol. He didn’t miss any tests and I did let him make up work, so he was fine, but I was a bit annoyed.

I meant excused absences. It’s stupid to put a 0 in there for a test that the kid wasn’t there to take.

We put the zero in there as a reminder that the assessment needs to be taken or will turn into a real zero at the end of the quarter, otherwise most students will happily forget about it. Would you rather we sprang the zero on the them in the report card?

+1, it’s better to add the zero priory to the end of the quarter. Many, many kids won’t do anything until that zero appears.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I generally feel the schools test more and teach less. Literally there is not a day where DC doesn’t have a quiz or a test in at least one class or a week where there isn’t a quiz or test in every class. It may be one of the reasons it’s hard for teachers to keep up with the grading.

Also, can we please stop entering “0s” on tests and assignments for excused absences. It makes everyone panic. If they have a makeup, please leave it ungraded rather than put a 0 as the placeholder. As a previous poster stated, it messes up transcripts for colleges and other applications such as summer internships.

Sorry, if I leave it blank there is no urgency to make it up and I have to literally chase kids down to get them to take a test. An “absent” (auto fills to 50%) creates a desire to take it.

I agree. If I don’t put those zeroes, then the work doesn’t get done. The zero is an accurate reflection of what happens if the student doesn’t complete the work.

The alternative is waiting until the end of a marking period and retroactively putting a zero, weeks or months after the absence. I don’t see how that’s better at all.

If a student is absent, they shouldn’t be getting a 0 for anything. That’s ridiculous.

Not all absences are excused. I had a student the other week who came up to me and said “I was on vacation last week. What did I miss?” Lol. He didn’t miss any tests and I did let him make up work, so he was fine, but I was a bit annoyed.

I meant excused absences. It’s stupid to put a 0 in there for a test that the kid wasn’t there to take.

We put the zero in there as a reminder that the assessment needs to be taken or will turn into a real zero at the end of the quarter, otherwise most students will happily forget about it. Would you rather we sprang the zero on the them in the report card?

+1, it’s better to add the zero priory to the end of the quarter. Many, many kids won’t do anything until that zero appears.

Exactly.

I used to leave the grade blank. I’d email reminder after reminder that the work has to be completed. My emails would be ignored. I’d talk to the student before class or after class; I’d get a “it’ll be done soon.” And, after weeks of MY attempts to get the work completed, I’d put in the zero because the marking period would come to the end. Sure enough, I got emails from the parents about why the quarter grade dropped dramatically.

So, in my view, the zero is a KINDNESS. It tells the student and parent what happens if the work isn’t submitted. Without it, the student and parent gets a false sense of how the student is doing in class.

[Anonymous]

Grade book is now down and so my student still hasn’t seen any math grades since 12/17.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Grade book is now down and so my student still hasn’t seen any math grades since 12/17.

No it’s not. I checked shortly after your post.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Grade book is now down and so my student still hasn’t seen any math grades since 12/17.

Just checked again. Gradebook is still up. What are you smoking?!

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Anonymous wrote:Following our wedding day and the birth of our children, one of my husband’s happiest moments was the day that I quit teaching.

My husband says I’m an entirely different person over the summer. I work a 2nd job, but it isn’t one that follows me home and takes up all my evening hours.

Your comment makes me wonder exactly how much teaching impacts my marriage and other relationships.

yup

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Anonymous wrote:Has your child talked to the teacher in person before or after class?


I didn't think so. Come back after your child learns to talk to adults.

How about the adults in the building act like they care. Come back after that starts happening.

I used to care more than anyone. Then parents, politicians, central office and building admins and people who don’t even have a tie to schools but hate teachers/public Ed all started screaming at me. Then kids couldn’t be arsed to even take their earbuds out in class or call me something besides “bro” when I speak to them. Then I had more and more side tasks added to my plate while my class sizes increased, so it took longer and longer to do what used to be the basics of the job. And when I prove myself unable to do everything fast enough for everyone’s approval, the same groups started yelling louder.

So yeah, I don’t care as much as I did but I retire at the end of this year. Next year, your kid will get someone who never cared and never will and just sticks them on their Chromebook all period. Good luck.

Parent here my kids already have these kind of teachers....

Overworked, overstimulated, and unappreciated? The type who give of their own time only to be told how they can do more? And how they should sacrifice more?

Yes, your children definitely have these teachers.

And they are thinking of quitting. The ones who aren’t thinking of quitting are the ones who put in their 40 and go home. You know, the ones who don’t grade.

Maybe they should....honestly. Teacher, students and parents are frustrated with the schools at this time. No one does anything no one stands up to the BS of gatehouse. I'd rather teachers quietly quit with all the pointless data and constant meetings and give the time to teaching. At this point though everyone is angry and the kids are the ones losing out in this scenario and we are bleeding out the good teachers. Parents and teachers are pitted against each other for what....Reid and gatehouse aren't losing any sleep and they are the problems.

I’m one of the good teachers. I’m not quietly quitting. I’m just going to quit.

I can’t do this job anymore. It isn’t sustainable and I refuse to simply do the minimum to survive.

And yes, parents are pitted against me. I take the insults and the disrespect. But I’ve been nothing but kind and supportive back because I know it comes from a place of frustration. But ultimately, I’m done being a punching bag, taking hits that really should be directed at the system itself.

So another one falls.

+1, I was a teacher for 20 years and quit in 2022. Some years were better than others, but I quit because time with my family was more important than the staying afloat by grading and planning on the weekends.

Overall, I loved teaching, but I don’t miss it.

I get this. I love teaching but the teaching part seems to not be the focus-I feel like I'm failing kids with the way this county is run. I'm tired. I'm also a parent and see the system failing my own kids.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Has your child talked to the teacher in person before or after class?


I didn't think so. Come back after your child learns to talk to adults.

How about the adults in the building act like they care. Come back after that starts happening.

I used to care more than anyone. Then parents, politicians, central office and building admins and people who don’t even have a tie to schools but hate teachers/public Ed all started screaming at me. Then kids couldn’t be arsed to even take their earbuds out in class or call me something besides “bro” when I speak to them. Then I had more and more side tasks added to my plate while my class sizes increased, so it took longer and longer to do what used to be the basics of the job. And when I prove myself unable to do everything fast enough for everyone’s approval, the same groups started yelling louder.

So yeah, I don’t care as much as I did but I retire at the end of this year. Next year, your kid will get someone who never cared and never will and just sticks them on their Chromebook all period. Good luck.

Parent here my kids already have these kind of teachers....

Overworked, overstimulated, and unappreciated? The type who give of their own time only to be told how they can do more? And how they should sacrifice more?

Yes, your children definitely have these teachers.

And they are thinking of quitting. The ones who aren’t thinking of quitting are the ones who put in their 40 and go home. You know, the ones who don’t grade.

Maybe they should....honestly. Teacher, students and parents are frustrated with the schools at this time. No one does anything no one stands up to the BS of gatehouse. I'd rather teachers quietly quit with all the pointless data and constant meetings and give the time to teaching. At this point though everyone is angry and the kids are the ones losing out in this scenario and we are bleeding out the good teachers. Parents and teachers are pitted against each other for what....Reid and gatehouse aren't losing any sleep and they are the problems.

I’m one of the good teachers. I’m not quietly quitting. I’m just going to quit.

I can’t do this job anymore. It isn’t sustainable and I refuse to simply do the minimum to survive.

And yes, parents are pitted against me. I take the insults and the disrespect. But I’ve been nothing but kind and supportive back because I know it comes from a place of frustration. But ultimately, I’m done being a punching bag, taking hits that really should be directed at the system itself.

So another one falls.

+1, I was a teacher for 20 years and quit in 2022. Some years were better than others, but I quit because time with my family was more important than the staying afloat by grading and planning on the weekends.

Overall, I loved teaching, but I don’t miss it.

I get this. I love teaching but the teaching part seems to not be the focus-I feel like I'm failing kids with the way this county is run. I'm tired. I'm also a parent and see the system failing my own kids.

I feel this deeply. It’s hard when you can see behind the curtains, isn’t it? You know there are so many good teachers fighting against a broken system. And to watch them quit one by one…