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[quote=Anonymous]DD is in 8th grade and taking an advanced math class. The class has a lot of demands and while my kid is doing well overall, I'm not seeing much evidence of instruction from the teacher and the apps and classroom management system she uses is quite punitive. My daughter will insist she completed certain assignments but the system, she claims, didn't record that she completed them and records the grade as a zero. I've emailed the teacher about this, and she responds with these very aloof, robotic answers that sound like they're written by AI. "If Larla followed the instructions correctly to turn in her work, then should would have received a grade above zero. Thank you." Another time, DD missed a quiz because of a doctor's appt. The quiz was recorded as a zero. I wrote to the teacher again about this. No reply. Earlier this fall, the kids were invited to sign up for a math competition at a local college. The teacher provided a bad link and never responded when parents asked for the correct link (a few of us who got in touch ended up having to track down the information ourselves).

It's been unnerving, to say the least. I think the teacher just DGAF. She seems to be resorting to more of a facilitator than an actual educator. I've had more human interactions while taking asynchronous online classes with instructors on the other side of the country than from this teacher my kid sees every day, in person.

The last straw? Last week she sent out an email saying the students could take a certain quiz one day after school. Well, several kids including DD showed up to the classroom, but no one was there. Turns out they were supposed to take it online. Now all these kids have zeros. I wrote to her and again, I received this rigid response. Nothing admitting that she did not bother telling the kids exactly how to take the test. Should I complain to the principal or is that just going to light fires and cause problems for my kid? I get it, they're all resorting to apps and online communication and we're stuck with it. But if you don't want to treat the kids as human beings and help correct things for them, then find another job. [/quote]

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