Our English classes are slated to be maxed out again next year. In a year when our department was told we were the focus for class size help, we will again have 32 students in every freshman course (our most at-risk students) and in each sophomore course. This does not bode well.
Archive for April 11th, 2008
Gift Wrapped Credits & Diplomas
Posted by drpezz on April 11, 2008
A while back I had a student, Davy, reach the final week of his final semester in high school, and he had a 40% in my senior Mythology course while maintaining an attendance rate of 60% (and I think a blood-alcohol level of 2.0 most of the semester). I wouldn’t budge on giving “extra credit” to Davy as requested by the parents and the principal.
Instead of asking “what can Davy do to pass the course?” I was asked “what extra credit will you give Davy so he can pass?” I didn’t know where to start. I didn’t feel supported, and I definitely didn’t feel that the integrity of the course was being upheld. The principal placed the responsibility of Davy’s success on my shoulders instead of Davy’s. Still, I did offer one option: Davy passes the final with a C or better–showing that he learned the material–and I would pass him with a D-. Davy and his parents declined. Read the rest of this entry »
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