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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Does anyone think it's strange that 13 yr olds are in a situation in which an adult threatening to mess with their grades would be cause for major anxiety? If it is, there's something wrong with this picture. Other, more reasonable, adults need to reassure them that the world won't come to an end even if he DID fail them all. Honestly, that's just too much pressure for young ones!![/quote]

The problem is that if they fail a class, they risk not being able to go into 9th grade next year.   Usually, I agree with this system, and I have two kids there, and I support it.

But not under these circumstances.

Most of these kids, especially the ones in 8th grade who passed their comps and classes or comp retakes for 6th and 7th grade, are not usually anxious because they believe, correctly, that they have the power to determine whether or not they are promoted by working hard and passing their comps and/or AP exams.

The problem is that their belief in that has been shaken.  And that would make any student under these circumstances anxious.

That is why, even though the teacher has told them they will not fail, since the Dean was the one who threatened them, they need to hear from the Dean and the Head of School together that there will be no academic repercussions from this incident.  Basically, they need to undo the damage that they did.  Shouldn't be that complicated, right?

Unfortunately it seems to be beyond the capacity of our Head of School to just go in and, with or without the Dean, tell them as a group that they will not fail, that their grades are not going to be affected in any way, and that the Dean does not have the power to affect their grades - because that is not how Basis does it.  Basis is a meritocracy in terms of academics, not a dictatorship.

Sounds simple enough?  So then why........ is this crazy lady going on and on?

[b]Because the Head of School has not seen fit to meet with the students and reassure them[/b]

Do not ask me why.  I have no clue how anyone could create such chaos.........[/quote]

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