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EDIT - school handbook is different from school board handbook, and the handbook for her school clearly has the "no zeroes, 50% min grade" policy. I quoted school board handbook, not school. Error corrected, rebuttal withdrawn.
Last edited by Volobjectitarian; 09-26-2018 at 07:58 AM..
Originally Posted by St Lucie Public Schools: Student Progression Plan, Middle School, 2017-2018; page 28, in part *A student who receives an incomplete has to complete the work within the guidelines of the make‐up work policy contained herein. (See Make‐up Work Section) If the student does not make up all work by the designated period of time then for any missing work a grade of Zero will be entered by the teacher and the final grade will be calculated. NOTE: the “I“ will calculate as a Zero on the report card until the “I” is replaced with a grade. At that time, an adjusted GPA will be calculated for the student.
In the video she holds up a sheet of paper with the instruction that there will be no zero's and the lowest grade given will be 50%.
In the video she holds up a sheet of paper with the instruction that there will be no zero's and the lowest grade given will be 50%.
EDIT - yep, I found it. The school changed the school board guidance.
*****NO ZERO’s- LOWEST POSSIBLE GRADE IS 50%
Stupid policy, and the school added it to the board's handbook policy for grading, but indeed, she did violate that handbook. She has no case, it is printed, in bold red lettering, in the handbook that is the official policy of her job. She committed the violation and got sacked. No harm, no foul. I stipulate.
Political digression - that amounts to curving and grade inflation to make failure less punitive. You get 50% credit for doing 0% work. Such an insidious introduction to the concept of entitlement and socialism.
Great. So they'll learn their lesson when they finally enter the workforce and choose not to do their job. Assuming they don't spend their life on welfare.
Policies like this are exactly why we have so called "journalists" and bloggers that can't spell correctly or use proper English grammar anymore. It's rampant these days. Look at all the misspelled headlines and articles coming out as of late on the internet. It's a pet peeve of mine and I see several every day. It's embarrassing actually. This is just one example of the effects of policies like this, not to mention the complete lack of intelligence when discussing other things such as civics or money.
EDIT - yep, I found it. The school changed the school board guidance.
*****NO ZERO’s- LOWEST POSSIBLE GRADE IS 50%
Stupid policy, and the school added it to the board's handbook policy for grading, but indeed, she did violate that handbook. She has no case, it is printed, in bold red lettering, in the handbook that is the official policy of her job. She committed the violation and got sacked. No harm, no foul. I stipulate.
Political digression - that amounts to curving and grade inflation to make failure less punitive. You get 50% credit for doing 0% work. Such an insidious introduction to the concept of entitlement and socialism.
We're raising a bunch of soft people that we get destroyed once they enter the workforce and will end up on the couch talking with a shrink.
All those young people who are in college not sure of their major, should change to Psychology.
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