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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Funny. I actually see it the other way. In APS for 9 years. Among the parents in this system, it’s NEVER the kid or families’ fault. Always the school.  People this privileged SHOULD leave for private schools.  They are there for you. There are a LOT of entitled folks with the money for private.  Go there. They will hold your hand (and your kids)!and tell your kid is a genius.  In my opinion, teacher do too much handholding even in APS.  If your work wasn’t properly submitted, it’s late.  It’s on you to figure out the tech if you’re in middle or  high school. Its 4th quarter.   Take some responsibility for your work. [/quote]

The tech doesn’t work all the time and teachers are not consistent in where the assign things or how they want them submitted. Many assignments cannot be verified by parents or must be refine (not just resubmitted) if there is a problem. We should be grading kids based on what they have learned, not their ability to navigate Canvas, MS Teams, Googledocs, IXL, BrainPOP, Newsela, and Nearpod. [/quote]

Maybe in first quarter. But not in 4th quarter for middle and high school kids without special needs. They have to navigate these tech tools in the real world too. By now, they should have figured this out. My kids have had glitches, for sure. And teachers have worked with them to fix them.  Sometimes my kids have gotten the wrong assignment off canvas.  I don't blame that on the teacher.  It's true there is a lot to navigate. But the kids are capable of it. And when a mistake is made and they've exhausted their self-advocacy, instead of looking for someone to blame, I teach my kids to accept it and move on.  Some teachers are more forgiving than others.  That's how it's always been, on paper and now with tech.  Let's be clear, technology is here to stay and it is not the fault of APS or your kids' teachers.  Secondary students have to manage this AND learn math, language, what have you.  We can't go back to the 50s or even the 80s.[/quote]

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