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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Oh what did we do back when you had to rely on your fortitude to comfort you that a decent grade will follow.  Now a days you have students and parents that want to waste teacher time btching about every minute grade that comes out as they too know that college will bankrupt American families.  American Education. It's almost an oxymoron.[/quote]

DP and a teacher. I just read this thread with a heavy heart. This type of parent interaction is the worst part of the job, and it’s why I’ll probably leave one day.

One PP suggests flattery, because points are clearly more important than learning. Sure, manipulation is a life skill, but it isn’t what the child was supposed to learn in that situation.

One PP (presumably the OP?) is frustrated that her child followed a rubric and got an 86. Totally reasonable. Most rubrics have a column for exceptional achievement, and then a second for proficient work. Following a rubric proficiently will land you a reasonable 86.

I deal with this often at work, and when I  put in grades lower than an A I just wait for the parent emails to hit my inbox. It never takes long. (The record is about 2 minutes.)

Some parents don’t want 86s. Or, frankly, for their students to be challenged. They simply want easy access to high grades. Learning? Achievement? That’s secondary.

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