Anonymous
Post 04/06/2023 13:35     Subject: One of my dd’s grade not up yet bringing down her grade a to be
Anonymous wrote:One of my kid's teachers died unexpectedly the day after he turned in a bunch of late work, which was just a couple of days before the end of the marking period, and it never got graded or counted and he ended up with a lower grade than he should have gotten. I just let it go, but luckily he's in middle school.


Not sure why you felt the need to share this.
Unless you really do think you’re such a good person for “letting it go”.
Maybe your kid should learn to turn things in on time. You know, in case the HUMAN BEING who kindly accepts the late work should happen to inconvenience them by dying before they can grade it.
(Perhaps you didn’t intend to come off poorly, but that’s how your post reads to me.)
Anonymous
Post 04/05/2023 21:17     Subject: One of my dd’s grade not up yet bringing down her grade a to be
You're so generous. Obviously I'm being sarcastic. Your story has nothing to do with OP's situation.
What a sad thing to happen to your DC. The last thing they would be thinking about is their grade especially in middle school if their teacher died unexpectedly.

Being a junior in HS is different.
Anonymous
Post 04/05/2023 16:24     Subject: One of my dd’s grade not up yet bringing down her grade a to be
One of my kid's teachers died unexpectedly the day after he turned in a bunch of late work, which was just a couple of days before the end of the marking period, and it never got graded or counted and he ended up with a lower grade than he should have gotten. I just let it go, but luckily he's in middle school.
Anonymous
Post 04/05/2023 14:13     Subject: One of my dd’s grade not up yet bringing down her grade a to be
Anonymous wrote:
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Anonymous wrote:Slightly different perspective here. I remember a teacher a few years ago that was terribly far behind in grading. We thought that the deadline had come and gone, but apparently the teacher got some sort of extension. I kind of recall that the grade on the transcript was never reflected in Synergy, but I may have that wrong. (I remember thinking he gave up with all the grading and just gave everyone an A but that was just my personal thought.)

Don't listen to these fools who think Junior shouldn't be devastated. If she thinks she really earned the A and it matters for college admissions, I understand why she is stressed. And sure, she might bring it up next term but who wants to rely on that... her life will be much happier if she has the A first quarter and isn't stressed about it for second quarter. If she's absolutely positive that she should have the A, I would have her (yes her, not you) talk with the teacher once classes are back in session.


“Matters for college admissions”? She still has a chance to get an A in the course, and applications aren’t due until the fall. Her life won’t be ruined if the B stands, and even if it gets reversed, all the better. This isn’t something to get worked up about over spring break.


You can't be serious. An A vs a B definitely matters for college admissions (particularly at top schools). And kids who get an A in third quarter can operate relatively stress-free for fourth quarter. Kids with a B (but aspiring for an A) face a lot of stress fourth quarter.


That makes no sense because both the kid with an A and the kid with a B need an A fourth quarter to get an A on the transcript. Not sure why one would have less stress than the other.


No, the kid with an A can get a B 4th quarter and get an A for the semester.


You may be right but I thought the rules changed and so that if you got B-A you get an A, if you got A-A you get an A and if you get A-B you get a B.


Nope, here's the current policy (see chart on page 4): https://ww2.montgomeryschoolsmd.org/departments/policy/pdf/ikara.pdf


MCPS is the leader in grade inflation
Anonymous
Post 04/05/2023 11:10     Subject: One of my dd’s grade not up yet bringing down her grade a to be
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
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Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:Slightly different perspective here. I remember a teacher a few years ago that was terribly far behind in grading. We thought that the deadline had come and gone, but apparently the teacher got some sort of extension. I kind of recall that the grade on the transcript was never reflected in Synergy, but I may have that wrong. (I remember thinking he gave up with all the grading and just gave everyone an A but that was just my personal thought.)

Don't listen to these fools who think Junior shouldn't be devastated. If she thinks she really earned the A and it matters for college admissions, I understand why she is stressed. And sure, she might bring it up next term but who wants to rely on that... her life will be much happier if she has the A first quarter and isn't stressed about it for second quarter. If she's absolutely positive that she should have the A, I would have her (yes her, not you) talk with the teacher once classes are back in session.


“Matters for college admissions”? She still has a chance to get an A in the course, and applications aren’t due until the fall. Her life won’t be ruined if the B stands, and even if it gets reversed, all the better. This isn’t something to get worked up about over spring break.


You can't be serious. An A vs a B definitely matters for college admissions (particularly at top schools). And kids who get an A in third quarter can operate relatively stress-free for fourth quarter. Kids with a B (but aspiring for an A) face a lot of stress fourth quarter.


That makes no sense because both the kid with an A and the kid with a B need an A fourth quarter to get an A on the transcript. Not sure why one would have less stress than the other.


No, the kid with an A can get a B 4th quarter and get an A for the semester.


You may be right but I thought the rules changed and so that if you got B-A you get an A, if you got A-A you get an A and if you get A-B you get a B.


Nope, here's the current policy (see chart on page 4): https://ww2.montgomeryschoolsmd.org/departments/policy/pdf/ikara.pdf
Anonymous
Post 04/05/2023 11:06     Subject: One of my dd’s grade not up yet bringing down her grade a to be
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:Slightly different perspective here. I remember a teacher a few years ago that was terribly far behind in grading. We thought that the deadline had come and gone, but apparently the teacher got some sort of extension. I kind of recall that the grade on the transcript was never reflected in Synergy, but I may have that wrong. (I remember thinking he gave up with all the grading and just gave everyone an A but that was just my personal thought.)

Don't listen to these fools who think Junior shouldn't be devastated. If she thinks she really earned the A and it matters for college admissions, I understand why she is stressed. And sure, she might bring it up next term but who wants to rely on that... her life will be much happier if she has the A first quarter and isn't stressed about it for second quarter. If she's absolutely positive that she should have the A, I would have her (yes her, not you) talk with the teacher once classes are back in session.


“Matters for college admissions”? She still has a chance to get an A in the course, and applications aren’t due until the fall. Her life won’t be ruined if the B stands, and even if it gets reversed, all the better. This isn’t something to get worked up about over spring break.


You can't be serious. An A vs a B definitely matters for college admissions (particularly at top schools). And kids who get an A in third quarter can operate relatively stress-free for fourth quarter. Kids with a B (but aspiring for an A) face a lot of stress fourth quarter.


That makes no sense because both the kid with an A and the kid with a B need an A fourth quarter to get an A on the transcript. Not sure why one would have less stress than the other.


No, the kid with an A can get a B 4th quarter and get an A for the semester.


You may be right but I thought the rules changed and so that if you got B-A you get an A, if you got A-A you get an A and if you get A-B you get a B.
Anonymous
Post 04/05/2023 10:37     Subject: One of my dd’s grade not up yet bringing down her grade a to be
Anonymous wrote:I had kids still submitting assignments Friday afternoon after 3pm and expecting me to grade them… I thought the system was supposed to close down at midnight on Thursday.


Did you clearly express in class what your final submission deadline was for late assignments?
I told kid’s multiple times that they could not submit anything after 5 pm Thursday. I had a ton of stuff come in on Thursday which was very annoying but nothing after Thursday 5 pm because I was very clear with students that I would not look at anything later than that. They had plenty of time to get stuff done
Anonymous
Post 04/05/2023 10:26     Subject: One of my dd’s grade not up yet bringing down her grade a to be
I had kids still submitting assignments Friday afternoon after 3pm and expecting me to grade them… I thought the system was supposed to close down at midnight on Thursday.
Anonymous
Post 04/05/2023 09:46     Subject: One of my dd’s grade not up yet bringing down her grade a to be
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:Slightly different perspective here. I remember a teacher a few years ago that was terribly far behind in grading. We thought that the deadline had come and gone, but apparently the teacher got some sort of extension. I kind of recall that the grade on the transcript was never reflected in Synergy, but I may have that wrong. (I remember thinking he gave up with all the grading and just gave everyone an A but that was just my personal thought.)

Don't listen to these fools who think Junior shouldn't be devastated. If she thinks she really earned the A and it matters for college admissions, I understand why she is stressed. And sure, she might bring it up next term but who wants to rely on that... her life will be much happier if she has the A first quarter and isn't stressed about it for second quarter. If she's absolutely positive that she should have the A, I would have her (yes her, not you) talk with the teacher once classes are back in session.


“Matters for college admissions”? She still has a chance to get an A in the course, and applications aren’t due until the fall. Her life won’t be ruined if the B stands, and even if it gets reversed, all the better. This isn’t something to get worked up about over spring break.


You can't be serious. An A vs a B definitely matters for college admissions (particularly at top schools). And kids who get an A in third quarter can operate relatively stress-free for fourth quarter. Kids with a B (but aspiring for an A) face a lot of stress fourth quarter.


That makes no sense because both the kid with an A and the kid with a B need an A fourth quarter to get an A on the transcript. Not sure why one would have less stress than the other.


No, the kid with an A can get a B 4th quarter and get an A for the semester.
Anonymous
Post 04/05/2023 09:11     Subject: One of my dd’s grade not up yet bringing down her grade a to be
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:Slightly different perspective here. I remember a teacher a few years ago that was terribly far behind in grading. We thought that the deadline had come and gone, but apparently the teacher got some sort of extension. I kind of recall that the grade on the transcript was never reflected in Synergy, but I may have that wrong. (I remember thinking he gave up with all the grading and just gave everyone an A but that was just my personal thought.)

Don't listen to these fools who think Junior shouldn't be devastated. If she thinks she really earned the A and it matters for college admissions, I understand why she is stressed. And sure, she might bring it up next term but who wants to rely on that... her life will be much happier if she has the A first quarter and isn't stressed about it for second quarter. If she's absolutely positive that she should have the A, I would have her (yes her, not you) talk with the teacher once classes are back in session.


“Matters for college admissions”? She still has a chance to get an A in the course, and applications aren’t due until the fall. Her life won’t be ruined if the B stands, and even if it gets reversed, all the better. This isn’t something to get worked up about over spring break.


You can't be serious. An A vs a B definitely matters for college admissions (particularly at top schools). And kids who get an A in third quarter can operate relatively stress-free for fourth quarter. Kids with a B (but aspiring for an A) face a lot of stress fourth quarter.


That makes no sense because both the kid with an A and the kid with a B need an A fourth quarter to get an A on the transcript. Not sure why one would have less stress than the other.
Anonymous
Post 04/04/2023 20:21     Subject: One of my dd’s grade not up yet bringing down her grade a to be
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:Slightly different perspective here. I remember a teacher a few years ago that was terribly far behind in grading. We thought that the deadline had come and gone, but apparently the teacher got some sort of extension. I kind of recall that the grade on the transcript was never reflected in Synergy, but I may have that wrong. (I remember thinking he gave up with all the grading and just gave everyone an A but that was just my personal thought.)

Don't listen to these fools who think Junior shouldn't be devastated. If she thinks she really earned the A and it matters for college admissions, I understand why she is stressed. And sure, she might bring it up next term but who wants to rely on that... her life will be much happier if she has the A first quarter and isn't stressed about it for second quarter. If she's absolutely positive that she should have the A, I would have her (yes her, not you) talk with the teacher once classes are back in session.


“Matters for college admissions”? She still has a chance to get an A in the course, and applications aren’t due until the fall. Her life won’t be ruined if the B stands, and even if it gets reversed, all the better. This isn’t something to get worked up about over spring break.


You can't be serious. An A vs a B definitely matters for college admissions (particularly at top schools). And kids who get an A in third quarter can operate relatively stress-free for fourth quarter. Kids with a B (but aspiring for an A) face a lot of stress fourth quarter.
Anonymous
Post 04/04/2023 19:59     Subject: One of my dd’s grade not up yet bringing down her grade a to be
Anonymous wrote:Everyone is jumping all over OP for saying her daughter is devastated. No where did she say it was a B, but even if it was, if the teacher made a mistake, it needs to be fixed. My daughter had a teacher who hadn't graded things she turned in. You can bet we followed through, and the grade was changed. You need to go to the department head. I am far from that parent (I am one of the OPs who is a teacher).


It's in the title of the thread.
Anonymous
Post 04/04/2023 14:57     Subject: One of my dd’s grade not up yet bringing down her grade a to be
Anonymous wrote:Everyone is jumping all over OP for saying her daughter is devastated. No where did she say it was a B, but even if it was, if the teacher made a mistake, it needs to be fixed. My daughter had a teacher who hadn't graded things she turned in. You can bet we followed through, and the grade was changed. You need to go to the department head. I am far from that parent (I am one of the OPs who is a teacher).


It's also spring break apparently so maybe pump the breaks until everyone is back.
Anonymous
Post 04/04/2023 14:52     Subject: One of my dd’s grade not up yet bringing down her grade a to be
Everyone is jumping all over OP for saying her daughter is devastated. No where did she say it was a B, but even if it was, if the teacher made a mistake, it needs to be fixed. My daughter had a teacher who hadn't graded things she turned in. You can bet we followed through, and the grade was changed. You need to go to the department head. I am far from that parent (I am one of the OPs who is a teacher).
Anonymous
Post 04/04/2023 12:50     Subject: One of my dd’s grade not up yet bringing down her grade a to be
I can't believe what so many are saying on here. If the child completed the work and turned it in on time, then the grade should be entered especially if it can be the difference between two grades. The teacher can make a correction when school returns. This is a big deal. It's called mutual respect between students and teachers.