Anonymous
11/07/2025 11:12
Subject: Teachers violating new grading policies
Anonymous wrote:If you turn it in past the deadline in college, you get an actual zero.
Wow thanks for sharing that useful bit of information. This is a forum that concerns MCPS which is K-12
Anonymous
11/07/2025 10:47
Subject: Teachers violating new grading policies
If you turn it in past the deadline in college, you get an actual zero.
Anonymous
11/07/2025 10:26
Subject: Teachers violating new grading policies
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Are teachers really told to do all that? My kid has an 89 in one class that would be a 90 or above (an A) except for 1 missing assignment early in the school year where they failed to upload an assignment due to a tech issue, and the teacher refused to accept it via hard copy the next day.
If this new policy is supposed to be enacted, the teacher didn’t follow the appropriate rules for communication, because I never saw a “z” and they never sent a message about this.
Another life lesson - don't wait until the deadline to turn in the assignment. Things like this happen. Your kid had time to turn in the assignment on time, then how many days after the due date to turn it, and didn't turn it in.
Uh, it sounds like you didn't read the PP very well. The student tried to turn it in the next day and the teacher wouldn't accept it.
Sounds like you don't understand what a deadline is. If the deadline on the 5th, turning it in on the 6th is after the deadline.
NP, in fairness, it is confusing that there are both due dates and deadlines and they’re not synonymous in MCPS.
PP, the due date is the date by which the assignment is supposed to be turned in, but MCPS allows teachers to set a deadline after the due date, which is the last day the teacher will accept that assignment and give any credit. To get full credit, you must submit work by the due date. To get partial credit, you must submit by the deadline.
Do teachers have the freedom to make the deadline the same date as the due date?
Never heard of this in the real world. A due date and a deadline have always been the same thing in all parts of my life! Why are school districts doing this? Turn the damn thing in or your will receive a consequence.
We didn’t use the term “deadline” when I was in high school, but I can remember teachers would dock an additional 10% for each day late you turned in an assignment after the due date. If you turned it in 2 days late and your score would have been a 75% if you’d turned it in on time, you’d get a 55%, which was way better than a zero. This policy with a separate “deadline” is the same concept, but less punitive.
Anonymous
11/07/2025 07:06
Subject: Teachers violating new grading policies
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Are teachers really told to do all that? My kid has an 89 in one class that would be a 90 or above (an A) except for 1 missing assignment early in the school year where they failed to upload an assignment due to a tech issue, and the teacher refused to accept it via hard copy the next day.
If this new policy is supposed to be enacted, the teacher didn’t follow the appropriate rules for communication, because I never saw a “z” and they never sent a message about this.
Another life lesson - don't wait until the deadline to turn in the assignment. Things like this happen. Your kid had time to turn in the assignment on time, then how many days after the due date to turn it, and didn't turn it in.
Uh, it sounds like you didn't read the PP very well. The student tried to turn it in the next day and the teacher wouldn't accept it.
Sounds like you don't understand what a deadline is. If the deadline on the 5th, turning it in on the 6th is after the deadline.
NP, in fairness, it is confusing that there are both due dates and deadlines and they’re not synonymous in MCPS.
PP, the due date is the date by which the assignment is supposed to be turned in, but MCPS allows teachers to set a deadline after the due date, which is the last day the teacher will accept that assignment and give any credit. To get full credit, you must submit work by the due date. To get partial credit, you must submit by the deadline.
Do teachers have the freedom to make the deadline the same date as the due date?
I am not in MCPS, but we have due date and deadline the same for things where the assignment is gone over in class (e.g. a math worksheet) the next day or where it’s built upon the next day (e.g. fill out a graphic organizer at home, and then write the paragraph in class the next day.
Nothing else makes sense for those kinds of assignments, so hopefully MCPS has something similar.
Anonymous
11/07/2025 06:57
Subject: Teachers violating new grading policies
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Are teachers really told to do all that? My kid has an 89 in one class that would be a 90 or above (an A) except for 1 missing assignment early in the school year where they failed to upload an assignment due to a tech issue, and the teacher refused to accept it via hard copy the next day.
If this new policy is supposed to be enacted, the teacher didn’t follow the appropriate rules for communication, because I never saw a “z” and they never sent a message about this.
Another life lesson - don't wait until the deadline to turn in the assignment. Things like this happen. Your kid had time to turn in the assignment on time, then how many days after the due date to turn it, and didn't turn it in.
Uh, it sounds like you didn't read the PP very well. The student tried to turn it in the next day and the teacher wouldn't accept it.
Sounds like you don't understand what a deadline is. If the deadline on the 5th, turning it in on the 6th is after the deadline.
NP, in fairness, it is confusing that there are both due dates and deadlines and they’re not synonymous in MCPS.
PP, the due date is the date by which the assignment is supposed to be turned in, but MCPS allows teachers to set a deadline after the due date, which is the last day the teacher will accept that assignment and give any credit. To get full credit, you must submit work by the due date. To get partial credit, you must submit by the deadline.
Do teachers have the freedom to make the deadline the same date as the due date?
Never heard of this in the real world. A due date and a deadline have always been the same thing in all parts of my life! Why are school districts doing this? Turn the damn thing in or your will receive a consequence.
Anonymous
11/06/2025 23:43
Subject: Teachers violating new grading policies
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Are teachers really told to do all that? My kid has an 89 in one class that would be a 90 or above (an A) except for 1 missing assignment early in the school year where they failed to upload an assignment due to a tech issue, and the teacher refused to accept it via hard copy the next day.
If this new policy is supposed to be enacted, the teacher didn’t follow the appropriate rules for communication, because I never saw a “z” and they never sent a message about this.
We got a cheap Chromebook for home for back up.
Gee is that MCPS policy that students need to buy an extra laptop to avoid being unfairly penalized when their Chromebrooks breakdown?
Anonymous
11/06/2025 23:37
Subject: Teachers violating new grading policies
Anonymous wrote:Are teachers really told to do all that? My kid has an 89 in one class that would be a 90 or above (an A) except for 1 missing assignment early in the school year where they failed to upload an assignment due to a tech issue, and the teacher refused to accept it via hard copy the next day.
If this new policy is supposed to be enacted, the teacher didn’t follow the appropriate rules for communication, because I never saw a “z” and they never sent a message about this.
We got a cheap Chromebook for home for back up.
Anonymous
11/06/2025 23:34
Subject: Teachers violating new grading policies
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Are teachers really told to do all that? My kid has an 89 in one class that would be a 90 or above (an A) except for 1 missing assignment early in the school year where they failed to upload an assignment due to a tech issue, and the teacher refused to accept it via hard copy the next day.
If this new policy is supposed to be enacted, the teacher didn’t follow the appropriate rules for communication, because I never saw a “z” and they never sent a message about this.
Another life lesson - don't wait until the deadline to turn in the assignment. Things like this happen. Your kid had time to turn in the assignment on time, then how many days after the due date to turn it, and didn't turn it in.
Uh, it sounds like you didn't read the PP very well. The student tried to turn it in the next day and the teacher wouldn't accept it.
Sounds like you don't understand what a deadline is. If the deadline on the 5th, turning it in on the 6th is after the deadline.
NP, in fairness, it is confusing that there are both due dates and deadlines and they’re not synonymous in MCPS.
PP, the due date is the date by which the assignment is supposed to be turned in, but MCPS allows teachers to set a deadline after the due date, which is the last day the teacher will accept that assignment and give any credit. To get full credit, you must submit work by the due date. To get partial credit, you must submit by the deadline.
Do teachers have the freedom to make the deadline the same date as the due date?
Anonymous
11/06/2025 09:21
Subject: Teachers violating new grading policies
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Are teachers really told to do all that? My kid has an 89 in one class that would be a 90 or above (an A) except for 1 missing assignment early in the school year where they failed to upload an assignment due to a tech issue, and the teacher refused to accept it via hard copy the next day.
If this new policy is supposed to be enacted, the teacher didn’t follow the appropriate rules for communication, because I never saw a “z” and they never sent a message about this.
Another life lesson - don't wait until the deadline to turn in the assignment. Things like this happen. Your kid had time to turn in the assignment on time, then how many days after the due date to turn it, and didn't turn it in.
Uh, it sounds like you didn't read the PP very well. The student tried to turn it in the next day and the teacher wouldn't accept it.
Sounds like you don't understand what a deadline is. If the deadline on the 5th, turning it in on the 6th is after the deadline.
Anonymous
11/06/2025 08:39
Subject: Teachers violating new grading policies
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Are teachers really told to do all that? My kid has an 89 in one class that would be a 90 or above (an A) except for 1 missing assignment early in the school year where they failed to upload an assignment due to a tech issue, and the teacher refused to accept it via hard copy the next day.
If this new policy is supposed to be enacted, the teacher didn’t follow the appropriate rules for communication, because I never saw a “z” and they never sent a message about this.
Another life lesson - don't wait until the deadline to turn in the assignment. Things like this happen. Your kid had time to turn in the assignment on time, then how many days after the due date to turn it, and didn't turn it in.
Uh, it sounds like you didn't read the PP very well. The student tried to turn it in the next day and the teacher wouldn't accept it.
Anonymous
11/06/2025 08:38
Subject: Teachers violating new grading policies
MCPS can’t satisfy parents no matter what they do. First parents complain about grade inflation then they complain about strict grading policies. Why aren’t the students being held accountable for turning in late work, missing assignments, not reporting Chromebook issues in a timely manner? Its always easy to blame someone else than take responsibility for your own actions.
Anonymous
11/06/2025 08:03
Subject: Teachers violating new grading policies
Sounds like the kid turned in a hard copy, and the teacher might have forgotten to note that. Your kid can talk to the teacher now and remind them what happened. It's also possible the teacher accepted the hard copy and also told your kid to upload it when the tech issue was fixed, but maybe they forgot. Either way, your kid should talk to their teacher if this is a big issue.
Anonymous
11/06/2025 07:58
Subject: Teachers violating new grading policies
Anonymous wrote:Are teachers really told to do all that? My kid has an 89 in one class that would be a 90 or above (an A) except for 1 missing assignment early in the school year where they failed to upload an assignment due to a tech issue, and the teacher refused to accept it via hard copy the next day.
If this new policy is supposed to be enacted, the teacher didn’t follow the appropriate rules for communication, because I never saw a “z” and they never sent a message about this.
Another life lesson - don't wait until the deadline to turn in the assignment. Things like this happen. Your kid had time to turn in the assignment on time, then how many days after the due date to turn it, and didn't turn it in.
Anonymous
11/04/2025 20:05
Subject: Teachers violating new grading policies
Anonymous wrote:Are teachers really told to do all that? My kid has an 89 in one class that would be a 90 or above (an A) except for 1 missing assignment early in the school year where they failed to upload an assignment due to a tech issue, and the teacher refused to accept it via hard copy the next day.
If this new policy is supposed to be enacted, the teacher didn’t follow the appropriate rules for communication, because I never saw a “z” and they never sent a message about this.
Well the policy doesn't say that the parent needs to see the Z, and it says that notifying parents is optional.
Anonymous
11/04/2025 19:57
Subject: Teachers violating new grading policies
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Are teachers really told to do all that? My kid has an 89 in one class that would be a 90 or above (an A) except for 1 missing assignment early in the school year where they failed to upload an assignment due to a tech issue, and the teacher refused to accept it via hard copy the next day.
If this new policy is supposed to be enacted, the teacher didn’t follow the appropriate rules for communication, because I never saw a “z” and they never sent a message about this.
Did your child simply email the assignment with a brief note that it wouldn’t upload?
No because as mentioned there was a tech issue. Handing a hard copy in the day after when technology fails should be sufficient evidence of intent particularly when teachers are given guidance telling them to communicate with parents and students to avoid giving students zeros.
And emailing when the online submission didn’t work seems to be a perfectly reasonable plan. And since you are concerned about intent, that would show the assignment was actually done on time instead of at school the following day.
Your child is responsible for one person. The teacher is responsible for north of 100. It makes more sense for your child (and you, I suppose) to stay on top of your work than to expect a teacher to do that for you.
It’s only a reasonable plan if are determined to assign blame to the student in all cases and don’t care to understand that the MCPS issued laptop wasn’t turning on at all and needed to be fixed by the school the following day.
Students need to hand in assignments on time, but teachers are supposed to communicate and not throw zeros at students where there might be a legitimate excuse.
You certainly didn’t make that clear with “failed to upload.”
Either way, this was an issue then, “early in the school year.” It isn’t an issue now.