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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]This thread is evidence piece number 23432 why I feel for teachers. Imagine having to deal with parents like this, who deeply in their bones believe students should not have consequences for poor work.[/quote]

Imagine being an adult at a job where your salary, raise, and bonus depend on a performance review. Imagine that your objectives are unclear and your requests for clarification are ignored. Imagine you get little feedback on your objectives and believe you are performing well.

Then imagine you get a mediocre or poor review based on missed objectives you thought you’d met and negative feedback you received for the first time in the written review. Imagine you have no recourse to contest the review and the impact of the low raise will compound over time as future raises are a % increase over your base salary.

The teacher wouldn’t have to deal with this parent if she graded the work in a timely manner and provided useful feedback. Whether or not re-grading revised work is allowed should be spelled out in a syllabus / class policies.[/quote]

Imagine comparing a quarter grade in a class in middle school to a performance review that your salary, raise, and bonus depend on.[/quote]

I supervise adults and I give clear objectives and regular feedback so there are no surprises at review time. Are my employees more important because they are adults?

Which is it? Is teaching just babysitting and therefore teachers can do the base minimum with no consequences? Or are teachers professionals who should be held to the same standards and expectations as other white collar professionals?  My mom was a teacher for 35 years and I know a lot of teachers. Most of them are great - but some of them do a half-ass job knowing that they can’t or won’t be fired. 
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