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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]That's fine, but please don't email me, a HS teacher, at the end of the quarter when his grade reflects his lack of submitted work.

You can't have it both ways, OP. Just keep it in mind.

I went through this circle with a mom for most of last year.

Email I received the first week of school from her: We do not permit or participate in homework. The hours spent in school during the day are more than adequate. Any work or learning that can't be accomplished during that time is a failure on your part as a teacher. I do not work after my 5 PM quitting time and my son will not work after his 4:18 PM quitting time.

Cool. That's your choice. I support personal choices. Just know, your son will receive a 0 for each assignment not turned in.

Email I received the day report card grades were released, with the 9th-grade Dean and Principal copied: Please explain in detail why Son's grade is a D. His test score average is 92. His quiz average is 98. His quarter grade should be an A, not a D. Please correct this ASAP. An error of this magnitude is unacceptable.

What I wanted to write: Oops! Looks like you didn't do your math homework as a teen either! 92 + 98 + 0 = 190. 190 / 3 = 63. 63 = D.

What I wrote: I agree, Mrs. Mom, Son's grade should be an A. However, just because you informed me that Son doesn't do homework, it doesn't mean that the homework average isn't factored into his overall grade for the quarter. Son's grade is correct.       [/quote]

I think you are perfectly right in your response.

However, I think you might want to reconsider your policies for the future. For this kid the homework would have been busy work and pointless. I think schools should say that homework counts that much if it helps your grade but if you have mastery of the subject you can be excused. There must be a way to automate that in the grading system so you don't have to calculate each child's grade twice. [/quote]

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