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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]When would they have time to provide feedback? 120+ students and one planning period per day. They have to prioritize planning so grading is done on their own time. They are required to use the rubric so that's what they use.[/quote]

Well, they have to read the essay. They could add a sentence of feedback. It's really not asking that much. And to say you get 2.5/3 on this part of the rubric is not helpful - where did the student miss the mark? And when a student asks for feedback and is told no, the teacher is not performing his or her job at a basic level. [/quote]

Seriously. When I was in public school in the 90s, I always got feedback on my writing. My teachers had the same number of kids in their classes as MCPS teachers do.

We need to stop making excuses or acting like teachers are dealing with situations that have never ever happened before. [/quote]

Ask teachers what else they have to do in their planning time that teachers weren't doing when you went to school. Ask them how many of their students need specific accommodations and modifications for every single thing because they have IEPs, 504 plans, EL plans. Ask them how many planning periods they spend in parent meetings or data meetings of whatever BS meeting admin comes up with to justify their positions. My mom was a teacher when you were in school. She had a teacher' guide, textbook, and workbook for every subject she taught in ES. She didn't write lesson plans. That's what the teacher's guide was for. She didn't need to accommodate anyone. She walked in the door 10 minutes before her students and left 15 after. The only grading was weekly spelling tests (I usually graded them because it was fun) and an occasional math or science test. She rarely met with parents. She never had data meetings. She just taught.[/quote]

Your mom didn’t have to accommodate anyone? She had zero special needs kids in her classes? I call BS. Kids in the 90s had ADHD and dyslexia, for one.

But at the end of the day, it’s patently ridiculous to pretend teachers have zero time to teach grammar or give feedback on student writing.  [/quote]

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