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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]OP here. The same teacher took it pretty far this week. My kid had a medical appointment the took up the entire day. We didn’t get home until late snd no, I wasn’t going to have DD stay up all night to catch up. That’s stupid. The doc office provided an absence note on letterhead and I even called the principal in advance to let her know DD had this appointment and she would be behind on a few things.

Well, the teacher gave her a zero on the assignment anyway, and the online system states the assignment was due two days later. She still gave her a zero, and DD’s average fell. I emailed the teacher who wrote, “Assignments are due on the due date stated.” That’s it. I reached out to the principal to let her know what’s going on. You don’t screw with a kid’s grades because they had a doc appointment. What kind of person is this. [/quote]

Something about your story doesn’t add up. She gave her a zero even though the assignment wasn’t due until two days later?

Also, I don’t believe that you’re calling the principal in advance about a simple absence. Seriously. That’s just not done. There’s an attendance secretary for a reason. That isn’t the principal’s job. Why would you call the principal for something so routine?

And I doubt the teacher said “assignments are due on the due date stated” after a medical absence unless the assignment was a long-term one with a well-advertised due date. In that case, I agree with the teacher.

The story just doesn’t add up. [/quote]

The principal knows about these absences because they occur once a month and the school needed to be notified about the condition which impacted participation in sports. And yes, sad to say that’s how the teacher responds. She’s a robot. She wants all
dialogue to be one way. Sue has a lot of say to us in her missives but doesn’t want responses.

I went through my kid’s assignment list for the week and yes, the due date want honored. The teacher relied on apps and doesn’t want to lift a finger to correct anything. She’s not an educator, she’s a facilitator. [/quote]

Was the assignment posted several days prior, in which case the student should have completed it by the due date regardless of a planned absence? That’s a standard policy. [/quote]

Her “policy” for this particular classroom assignment was that it’s not available for completing until after the lesson. What kind of a teacher expects a kid to be up late completing an assignment like that? One on power trips? But perhaps if she really is only a facilitator, not an educator, my kid should try to teach herself the math, too. [/quote]

You didn’t answer my question. Did your child have several days to complete this assignment?

I don’t see any power tripping here. It makes sense that a student should complete work after a lesson. And I’m sure the teacher doesn’t expect students to stay up late. Just get it done after school. This isn’t that hard and, so far, seems pretty reasonable. [/quote]

My kid had an extra day to complete the work but the teacher is not honoring it. Maybe she’s getting confused and candle handle all the apps herself and refuses to admit she’s wrong. One day she’s going to need some empathy and a little accommodation. She shouldn’t be surprised if she doesn’t get it. Karma sucks. [/quote]

OP,
If this last post came from you, let me be the first to say it doesn’t reflect well. Insults and hoping people suffer paint you in a bad light.

As for karma, perhaps the way you are speaking about this teacher will come back on you. [/quote]

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