Anonymous wrote:You do nothing other than tell your son that if he says he turned it in then you believe him but these things happen sometimes, people lose things and let it go (both of you). And know that your son might be mistaken. People sometimes think they did things they didn't do, or conflate things--not lying, just mistaken. It's 6th grade. This happened to my son as a freshman in high school and it hurt his grade. But I did the above, and we all survived.

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote: "since she has a history of posting Zs all over the place"

"I don't like the way this Z-giving teacher is operating".

You don't really believe this about the teacher, do you OP?

If this teacher truly has a "history of posting Zs all over the place" surely the principal & all of the parents would be well aware, right?

I mean, you don't develop a reputation as harsh as the one you just described from just one kid (especially when that kid has only been in her class for a measly 3 months). Nah, to have such a reputation she must be throwing out Z's left & right, back & forth to every single student she's ever taught, right?? Have you tried comparing horror stories with all of her previous victims??
Oh wait, I'm not talking about the supposed students who came before your son that were also victimized by this excessive & abusive "posting of Z's all over the place", No, I'm actually wondering if there were other butt-hurt parents who came before you, that too threw a bigger tantrum about the Z than their kid did?? No??

It sounds as if you may be exaggerating just a bit due to some frustration or possibly just because you didn't get your way? Because if this teacher truly "has a history of posting Zs all over the place" (in your son's mere 3 months as her student), I imagine you've filled a formal complaint & attached the crushing evidence to the principal, right?

Guess what snowflake? This isn't Elementary school anymore, it's Middle school. It is NOT the teachers job to chase down one freaking assignment for 2 whole weeks.. that's YOUR kids job! That teacher probably has 25+ other kids in that class to focus on too, she doesn't have time to kowtow around with your son for 2 weeks looking for ONE assignment. Are you crazy?? That is absolutely absurd.

Silly question... when your son couldn't find the assignment after the first week, why on God's green earth did he not just complete the assignment again??

Wait, wait don't answer that... I have a feeling I know the reason why (and I'm guessing it probably has something to do with dear old mom, a bit too much pride & not enough maturity (your word, not mine).

Yes, it definitely sucks having to complete an assignment he already did again, especially if he truly handed it in & the teacher lost it. It's not fair, no question about it. But guess what, buttercup??
Life's not fair! Life can sucks sometimes and it definitely won't always be fair, but that's when you just have to suck it up, accept the fact that it is what it is & do it again! Then, you're supposed to actually put it behind you & move on, NOT dwell over something that CAN'T be changed (a novel idea, I know). He may not like having to do an assignment twice, but at least he won't have to worry about getting a Z for that assignment. Completing the assignment again would have taught him about a good work ethic & that helps to build a solid character... but still bitching about it weeks later when nothing can be done to change it? Not so much. If you want to be mad at anybody, you should take a long look in the mirror, because YOU should have told him to just get it over with & do it again, period.

Set a better example mom, just move on.

OP again.

You're so incredibly rude.

My son has social and communication issues, so I purposefully took a back seat to see how he would handle advocating for himself. I had no idea he could do the assignment again within a certain time frame, otherwise I would certainly have advised him to do this. Thanks for bringing this to my attention, albeit so nastily. We are new not only to middle school, but to this country, I guess I'm missing some basic knowledge of how school works here.

The teacher has informed me today that the Z stands. I will reply that my son has asked her for the past TWO weeks how he could make it up, and that she never told him he could repeat the assignment (before the deadline), or what he could do. All she said was that she would look for it, and that he should look for it. I am not happy with her way of handling this situation. I think my son did the best he could with the limited knowledge we had. We will know better next time.

And I stand by what I described before. There have been multiple Zs posted by this teacher before the work was even due, which is very strange. Again, I am not in the habit of running to the administration to complain, but I guess I should from now on, and be *that* parent. We are the opposite of the prideful, entitled family you think we are.

You should be ashamed of yourself, PP.

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote: "since she has a history of posting Zs all over the place"

"I don't like the way this Z-giving teacher is operating".

You don't really believe this about the teacher, do you OP?

If this teacher truly has a "history of posting Zs all over the place" surely the principal & all of the parents would be well aware, right?

I mean, you don't develop a reputation as harsh as the one you just described from just one kid (especially when that kid has only been in her class for a measly 3 months). Nah, to have such a reputation she must be throwing out Z's left & right, back & forth to every single student she's ever taught, right?? Have you tried comparing horror stories with all of her previous victims??
Oh wait, I'm not talking about the supposed students who came before your son that were also victimized by this excessive & abusive "posting of Z's all over the place", No, I'm actually wondering if there were other butt-hurt parents who came before you, that too threw a bigger tantrum about the Z than their kid did?? No??

It sounds as if you may be exaggerating just a bit due to some frustration or possibly just because you didn't get your way? Because if this teacher truly "has a history of posting Zs all over the place" (in your son's mere 3 months as her student), I imagine you've filled a formal complaint & attached the crushing evidence to the principal, right?

Guess what snowflake? This isn't Elementary school anymore, it's Middle school. It is NOT the teachers job to chase down one freaking assignment for 2 whole weeks.. that's YOUR kids job! That teacher probably has 25+ other kids in that class to focus on too, she doesn't have time to kowtow around with your son for 2 weeks looking for ONE assignment. Are you crazy?? That is absolutely absurd.

Silly question... when your son couldn't find the assignment after the first week, why on God's green earth did he not just complete the assignment again??

Wait, wait don't answer that... I have a feeling I know the reason why (and I'm guessing it probably has something to do with dear old mom, a bit too much pride & not enough maturity (your word, not mine).

Yes, it definitely sucks having to complete an assignment he already did again, especially if he truly handed it in & the teacher lost it. It's not fair, no question about it. But guess what, buttercup??
Life's not fair! Life can sucks sometimes and it definitely won't always be fair, but that's when you just have to suck it up, accept the fact that it is what it is & do it again! Then, you're supposed to actually put it behind you & move on, NOT dwell over something that CAN'T be changed (a novel idea, I know). He may not like having to do an assignment twice, but at least he won't have to worry about getting a Z for that assignment. Completing the assignment again would have taught him about a good work ethic & that helps to build a solid character... but still bitching about it weeks later when nothing can be done to change it? Not so much. If you want to be mad at anybody, you should take a long look in the mirror, because YOU should have told him to just get it over with & do it again, period.

Set a better example mom, just move on.

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote: "since she has a history of posting Zs all over the place"

"I don't like the way this Z-giving teacher is operating".

You don't really believe this about the teacher, do you OP?

If this teacher truly has a "history of posting Zs all over the place" surely the principal & all of the parents would be well aware, right?

I mean, you don't develop a reputation as harsh as the one you just described from just one kid (especially when that kid has only been in her class for a measly 3 months). Nah, to have such a reputation she must be throwing out Z's left & right, back & forth to every single student she's ever taught, right?? Have you tried comparing horror stories with all of her previous victims??
Oh wait, I'm not talking about the supposed students who came before your son that were also victimized by this excessive & abusive "posting of Z's all over the place", No, I'm actually wondering if there were other butt-hurt parents who came before you, that too threw a bigger tantrum about the Z than their kid did?? No??

It sounds as if you may be exaggerating just a bit due to some frustration or possibly just because you didn't get your way? Because if this teacher truly "has a history of posting Zs all over the place" (in your son's mere 3 months as her student), I imagine you've filled a formal complaint & attached the crushing evidence to the principal, right?

Guess what snowflake? This isn't Elementary school anymore, it's Middle school. It is NOT the teachers job to chase down one freaking assignment for 2 whole weeks.. that's YOUR kids job! That teacher probably has 25+ other kids in that class to focus on too, she doesn't have time to kowtow around with your son for 2 weeks looking for ONE assignment. Are you crazy?? That is absolutely absurd.

Silly question... when your son couldn't find the assignment after the first week, why on God's green earth did he not just complete the assignment again??

Wait, wait don't answer that... I have a feeling I know the reason why (and I'm guessing it probably has something to do with dear old mom, a bit too much pride & not enough maturity (your word, not mine).

Yes, it definitely sucks having to complete an assignment he already did again, especially if he truly handed it in & the teacher lost it. It's not fair, no question about it. But guess what, buttercup??
Life's not fair! Life can sucks sometimes and it definitely won't always be fair, but that's when you just have to suck it up, accept the fact that it is what it is & do it again! Then, you're supposed to actually put it behind you & move on, NOT dwell over something that CAN'T be changed (a novel idea, I know). He may not like having to do an assignment twice, but at least he won't have to worry about getting a Z for that assignment. Completing the assignment again would have taught him about a good work ethic & that helps to build a solid character... but still bitching about it weeks later when nothing can be done to change it? Not so much. If you want to be mad at anybody, you should take a long look in the mirror, because YOU should have told him to just get it over with & do it again, period.

Set a better example mom, just move on.

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Anonymous wrote:This is very strange . Teacher pp here. Are you saying teacher is putting in a zero the night before an assignment is due?! And then not accepting it? If so, go to admin. But this story is strange

OP here. The couple of Zs that were entered in Edline right before deadlines were always removed, but I added that in my follow-up to explain that this teacher works bizarrely, and that we've had to obsessively check Edline to make sure nothing slips past. Or perhaps Edline does it automatically because some settings are off? I don't know. We have not had such issues with his other classes.
The policy is written on the class Edline page: students have until the deadline during the class period to hand in their homework sheets. There is no electronic submission in that class.

My son does not have a phone, otherwise I would ask him to take a pic!

Sigh. I will email the teacher and do as the Principal PP suggests. Thank you!