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[quote=Anonymous]We need a system that motivates students to learn the material rather than just do enough assignments to pass. When students do not learn the material, they do not have the knowledge needed at the next level. They then act out or skip school. Policies to rethink:

1. Get a C for one quarter in high school and pass the semester - causes students to only work 1 quarter, learn nothing the 2nd quarter, and therefore not be prepared for 3rd quarter.

2. No final exam rule - causes students to have a "cram for the test" approach rather than a "I need to know this" view

3. 50% rule - causes students to focus on a few assignments and mentally skip the harder ones - for example, do the project or do well enough on the quizzes and just take a 50% on the tests - now they know even less

On top of the above items, we need natural consequences for students who make poor choices. Right now, we are just hoping that a high school student will operate with a maturity beyond their age. Examples of these policies that are not encouraging students to make better decisions are the current cell phone policy and the attendance policy. While we may have a policy on paper, in practice the policy is to just keep asking the student over and over to please do the right thing, with documentation that we have also communicated with family.

Teachers are tired. I greatly appreciate the question about what incentives to keep teachers. However, I think we need a total overhaul of what we are currently doing. I feel bad for all the students and teachers who are trying to do the right thing every day because current policies make is so difficult to learn / teach. [/quote]

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