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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]This sounds like a systemic problem at Potomac.  The parents need to step-up and talk to the admin asap.  Why is this happening?  Sounds like the admin is not doing a good job monitoring the teachers and/or not making the expectations clear.  This is for adults to discuss and resolve, not the kids.  [/quote]

I have not known this to be a problem in the US at Potomac. So I would argue that it is not a "systemic problem."[/quote]

[b]T[b]rust me. It is[/b][/b]![/quote]

No, it is not. It’s a very small number of teachers. Like 2-3. [/quote]

Different poster here to say it has not been a problem for my two kids in the US, one of whom is a senior.  So no, it is not a systemic problem in the US.[/quote]

I'm on my third kid in US and I would say the issue has gotten worse over time. Grades are typically, while not quite a surprise, at least a slight mystery, when they come out mid-semester and at the end of the semester. Sometimes it's a good surprise, sometimes devastating. My kid has not had one single final paper returned in an English class in the last 4 semesters. My kid is an amazing self-advocate, but figures this is just the culture and goes with it. I don't think it's great and have always felt the school lacks any transparency at all. After all, if they published all the grades, then those who are put into the middle and low bucket might have a fighting chance of rising up to the top students. This is their way of keeping the "caste" system in place. They determine very early on who the top students are and make sure there's enough distinction to keep them high enough in front of the others to get them into the very top schools. Transparency would make this more difficult.[/quote]

Choosing to believe the teachers are involved in a widespread conspiracy to propel a select group of students into Harvard while participating in unethical grading practices to keep the rest of the student body out, instead of considering that your child might actually be the lesser student, is just a stunning take. And no, my kid isn’t a top academic performer. But he sure respects his classmates who are, and has never once attributed their success to anything other than their being incredibly smart and hard working. And fwiw to anyone following this thread, we think the faculty is amazing. No grading issues or uncertainty. [/quote]

Not getting a single paper back in four semesters is wild behavior.  I remember how much work I put into English papers in high school and if I was sending those out into the void never to get comments or a reaction to them, that would have totally wrecked my love for English class after one, maybe two semesters.  Four semesters?  With different teachers?

Is it just the one student who isn't getting their papers back because of some issue, or the whole class isn't getting them back?  Either way, that is not right, but obviously it's a much bigger problem if it's the whole class.[/quote]

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