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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Sidwell parent here. I think most people on this thread are missing something very basic; [b]The school systematically miscalculated her grades[/b] and the principal openly threatened the family with retaliation when they complained.Both unacceptable.

[b]How can a bunch of math teachers mis-calculate grades?[/b] Anyone at the school knows how the student teacher power dynamic works. Teachers have a LOT of power over who gets into advanced track classes. [b]Grading is not always transparent.[/b]

No wonder the family is pissed offf. If Sidwell wasn’t guilty why did they agree to change the grades?[/quote]

I confess that sometimes I wonder about the qualifications of people who have so much control over the end game, especially now when it seems there is so much sloppiness in work ethic.

DS is stealth about checking answers on graded exams and coursework. Recently, he informed a science teacher that he scored an exam out of 100 rather than 26.  He's also been honest when he's received credit for an incorrect answer. Teacher sent an email to all parents/students:

[i]For Assignment #13 I accidentally scored it out of 100 questions instead of the 26 questions which it truly was. I have corrected the assignment so please refer to this progress report and disregard the average listed in my progress report from earlier today. Thanks for finding that (name) - a free dropped assignment for you![/i][/quote]

It's pretty clear the school did not like the family. It had nothing to do with the family's race but that they were a pain in the ass. The girl got dinged at many colleges surely because she was given lacluckster recs from Sidwell faculty, who did not like her. Because she was probably obnoxious and pushy and demanding. It wasn't the grades. She clearly still received very good grades. [/quote]

Aren't recs voluntary for the teachers to give?  Just because the girl asked a teacher for a rec, that teacher doesn't have to give one, especially if the teacher has nothing good to say about the girl and knows her rec will sink the girl's chances at any university that rec is sent to.  Why back stab the girl and ruin her chances (assuming recs sunk all chances for admission)?  Is it not the humane thing to deny giving the rec?  The girl then would have approached some other teacher for rec.[/quote]

What kind of a jerky teacher gives a poor rec to a young student. There’s always something good to say. You might not like her attitude and you might think she’s pushy and demanding . But I think these qualities might serve her well in some context. Seriously I wonder what kind of people go around with a God complex thinking about ways to bring down a kid’s college aspirations just because they don’t like her. What a loser.[/quote]

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