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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]This is an ongoing issue and I'm not a teacher hater, I respect teachers, but this happens consistently in my experience with high school.

Last year, my child received a poor grade for the quarter and the teacher contacted us with concerns about the student's performance -- this was once the quarter was over.  I asked how does it get to this point?  Shouldn't there have obvious signs the quarter wasn't going well?  Teacher didn't know until after the quarter was done as the grades weren't done until the end of the quarter and she assumed everything was okay since the kid did fine the previous quarter.

Grading should happen consistently and timely throughout a quarter so that kids know where they stand, parents can check in and see what's going on, and teachers know if they need to course adjust.

I don't expect grading to happen instantaneously, but it should happen within a week of an assignment being handed in or a test being completed.

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You all don’t realize that all teachers would like to focus on teaching.  We really would.  Unfortunately we are a free and easily used labor source for administration and end up as the duct tape that makes schools which don’t have enough counselors, security guards, substitute teachers, or test administrators — keep running.   I have little to no time outside of class to plan and grade and I am unwilling to use my weekends or evenings to do extra work.  I’m not paid near enough to be working 70 hour weeks.

[b]In any case, you might try to suck it up and appreciate whatever feedback and attention you get, when you get it. [/b] You might feel entitled to certain “services” from your teacher but what are you going to do if you don’t get what you think you should get?  If you  complain to administration,  you can bet that you will not be winning the affection of your kid’s teacher and you are probably hastening the teacher exodus. [/quote]

I cannot imagine having this attitude.  [/quote]

Well, if you and your kid aren’t communicating with your teacher, I think throwing a fit might not have the consequences you expect.  A lot of teachers are just numb to criticism at this point - it’s not possible to do enough or to meet everyone’s expectations.  if anything, it’s likely to be “the straw” that breaks them.  [/quote]

Our HS explicitly told parents to butt out. Only students should be engaging with teachers. BTSN for SY2022-23. On one hand I get it, but if you don’t see the timely metrics showing you whether your child is struggling (end of quarter), you guide your child to get help.

It is also hard to distinguish (at the MS and HS levels) what is counted as homework versus class work that a student can finish at home if they need more time. Homework cannot be more than 10% of the grade. Classroom work can be a lot more. It’s a subtle work around.[/quote]

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