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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Teacher here. Last year, for any missing assignment, we had to assign 50%. Then, if we had two-way communication, meaning we actually reached the parent, and the assignment still wasn't turned in, we could assign a zero. Most teachers, including myself, just gave the 50% because 1) there are not enough hours in the day to call home for every missing assignment and 2) it essentially rewards students whose parent do not respond to you, and punishes those whose do.

This year, they are acting as though they have really become more strict, and given us a lot more ability to give a zero. The only change is, we do not have to have two-way communication, so we can issue a zero even if we do not hear back from parents. However, we have to make three documented attempts, per assignment, and bulk emails through Canvas or Synergy do not count. Essentially what this means is that for every missing assignment, in order to give a zero, we need to send a direct email 1-2 times, and also call home 1-2 times, depending on how many emails we sent. This is per student, per assignment. I can tell you in my "on level" classes, I can have 30+ students across different class periods not turn in one assignment. This becomes 90 contacts to assign a zero for ONE assignment for all those students. I think the county knows this is not even possible for a teacher to keep up with, so while they act like they're giving us more power, they expect we will just continue giving 50% because we can't keep up with the communication requirement. [/quote]

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