I'm happy that my school district passed a "No Fs no sports/activities/clubs" policy. They used to allow one but that was changed this year. Students also need to maintain a 2.0gpa.
Sorry but if you're failing classes you obviously need extra help and time to get your work done. School is supposed to come first.
I'm happy that my school district passed a "No Fs no sports/activities/clubs" policy. They used to allow one but that was changed this year. Students also need to maintain a 2.0gpa.
Sorry but if you're failing classes you obviously need extra help and time to get your work done. School is supposed to come first.
This opinion is unpopular with the students.
How are the parents reacting?
No idea because I'm only a substitute. They went over the policy on Tuesday with the students again since grades are about to close. The policy was enacted over the summer though and parents received letters notifying them.
I'm happy that my school district passed a "No Fs no sports/activities/clubs" policy. They used to allow one but that was changed this year. Students also need to maintain a 2.0gpa.
Sorry but if you're failing classes you obviously need extra help and time to get your work done. School is supposed to come first.
This opinion is unpopular with the students.
My high school was like this. Your academics had to be in order if you wanted to play sports. I support.
I'm happy that my school district passed a "No Fs no sports/activities/clubs" policy. They used to allow one but that was changed this year. Students also need to maintain a 2.0gpa.
Sorry but if you're failing classes you obviously need extra help and time to get your work done. School is supposed to come first.
This opinion is unpopular with the students.
TX has a no-pass-no-play policy in place, have since I was in school. I think it's great, but it is annoying that your athletes (or band kids, or anyone else participating in UIL) will come to you the week of progress reports and then again the week of report cards to ask for extra credit. Try doing the regular credit, guys.
Also, the first school I taught at set up a special study hall period for athletes only, which I thought was BS because I had plenty of other students who could have benefited from that, too.
Dang ya'll I'm elder here and they had no pass no play when I was in highschool, guess my UO is it seems that school system is late to the game! We had special study hall attendance requirements with C's or below, but you could be apply for probationary status which meant you could play while attempting to bring your grades up.
I'm happy that my school district passed a "No Fs no sports/activities/clubs" policy. They used to allow one but that was changed this year. Students also need to maintain a 2.0gpa.
Sorry but if you're failing classes you obviously need extra help and time to get your work done. School is supposed to come first.
This opinion is unpopular with the students.
TX has a no-pass-no-play policy in place, have since I was in school. I think it's great, but it is annoying that your athletes (or band kids, or anyone else participating in UIL) will come to you the week of progress reports and then again the week of report cards to ask for extra credit. Try doing the regular credit, guys.
Also, the first school I taught at set up a special study hall period for athletes only, which I thought was BS because I had plenty of other students who could have benefited from that, too.
When I was a classroom teacher (and will be again someday) I had a strict no extra credit unless regular credit was passed in policy. Most teachers I sub for or have worked with have the same policy.
TX has a no-pass-no-play policy in place, have since I was in school. I think it's great, but it is annoying that your athletes (or band kids, or anyone else participating in UIL) will come to you the week of progress reports and then again the week of report cards to ask for extra credit. Try doing the regular credit, guys.
Also, the first school I taught at set up a special study hall period for athletes only, which I thought was BS because I had plenty of other students who could have benefited from that, too.
When I was a classroom teacher (and will be again someday) I had a strict no extra credit unless regular credit was passed in policy. Most teachers I sub for or have worked with have the same policy.
That study hall is bullshit.
I was very choosy when it came to extra credit, and some kids would accuse me of preferential treatment. But if they had zeros for grades, then no extra credit. If they had at least attempted all assignments and turned them in, I was willing to help as best I could.
I, too, hope to get back in the classroom someday, but after my mental breakdown not even halfway into the school year a few years ago, I'm very hesitant. It's gotta be the right job at the right school.
When I was a classroom teacher (and will be again someday) I had a strict no extra credit unless regular credit was passed in policy. Most teachers I sub for or have worked with have the same policy.
That study hall is bullshit.
I was very choosy when it came to extra credit, and some kids would accuse me of preferential treatment. But if they had zeros for grades, then no extra credit. If they had at least attempted all assignments and turned them in, I was willing to help as best I could.
I, too, hope to get back in the classroom someday, but after my mental breakdown not even halfway into the school year a few years ago, I'm very hesitant. It's gotta be the right job at the right school.
Is this kids asking for special just-for-them extra credit? That seems like utter crap to me. We would have extra credit options when I was in school, but they were open to everyone, and they usually required a lot of extra work (like turning in an extra research paper or book report, designing and doing an additional science experiment, etc.) and they basically were only worth enough to help if you had messed up on one test. If you slacked off all semester, the EC wasn't going to do a darn thing.
When I was a classroom teacher (and will be again someday) I had a strict no extra credit unless regular credit was passed in policy. Most teachers I sub for or have worked with have the same policy.
That study hall is bullshit.
I was very choosy when it came to extra credit, and some kids would accuse me of preferential treatment. But if they had zeros for grades, then no extra credit. If they had at least attempted all assignments and turned them in, I was willing to help as best I could.
I, too, hope to get back in the classroom someday, but after my mental breakdown not even halfway into the school year a few years ago, I'm very hesitant. It's gotta be the right job at the right school.
I'd hate being accused of preferential treatment which is why I wrote it into my classroom policy. I am the same way, as long as they tried and pass their work in I would help. Zeroes? Sorry I'm not going out of my way to help you if you can't be bothered to do the original work I planned.
not a teacher, I do love when extra credit is offered. In our school system unfortunately you cannot be in the "gifted" classes AND have extra assistance for other issues One son needs all the extra credit he can get to uphold his grades. too much info. speshul snowflake
I was very choosy when it came to extra credit, and some kids would accuse me of preferential treatment. But if they had zeros for grades, then no extra credit. If they had at least attempted all assignments and turned them in, I was willing to help as best I could.
I, too, hope to get back in the classroom someday, but after my mental breakdown not even halfway into the school year a few years ago, I'm very hesitant. It's gotta be the right job at the right school.
Is this kids asking for special just-for-them extra credit? That seems like utter crap to me. We would have extra credit options when I was in school, but they were open to everyone, and they usually required a lot of extra work (like turning in an extra research paper or book report, designing and doing an additional science experiment, etc.) and they basically were only worth enough to help if you had messed up on one test. If you slacked off all semester, the EC wasn't going to do a darn thing.
I would typically have some extra assignments that were available upon request. But the only ones who ever asked for them were the ones who were participating in the no-pass-no-play activities. Sometimes I'd get that kid who had a 99 average and wanted to bump up their grade, but not usually.
Unfortunately, it's an epidemic in TX schools, or at least the ones I worked in, that the coaches strong-arm teachers into finding a way to pass the athletes. Admin would do it, too. Failing a student on a report card was very much frowned up (well, still is according to my friends who are still at those schools). There had to be a very good reason for giving anything below a 70. And I would have kids who earned nothing more than maybe a 40, despite many interventions. And I still was encouraged to find a way to bump them up to at least a 60.
starbuck27, yes for different subjects, but if you are targeted in all gifted program/honors you cannot also receive school funded services for other issues. I'm probably explaining it horribly. All I know is we had to choose to tag my son as special needs because of a specific diagnosis so he could get advantageous testing environment, extra time, different test, etc type things OR gifted due to his IQ. we went honors
Post by easilyunamused on Oct 29, 2015 10:39:09 GMT -5
Mine is brought to you by my neighbors. I don't like backyard fire pits when you live in a suburban neighborhood. It's finally cooling off enough to keep the A/C off and keep my doorwall open, but I can't because the smoke lingers in my house.
Is this kids asking for special just-for-them extra credit? That seems like utter crap to me. We would have extra credit options when I was in school, but they were open to everyone, and they usually required a lot of extra work (like turning in an extra research paper or book report, designing and doing an additional science experiment, etc.) and they basically were only worth enough to help if you had messed up on one test. If you slacked off all semester, the EC wasn't going to do a darn thing.
I would typically have some extra assignments that were available upon request. But the only ones who ever asked for them were the ones who were participating in the no-pass-no-play activities. Sometimes I'd get that kid who had a 99 average and wanted to bump up their grade, but not usually.
Unfortunately, it's an epidemic in TX schools, or at least the ones I worked in, that the coaches strong-arm teachers into finding a way to pass the athletes. Admin would do it, too. Failing a student on a report card was very much frowned up (well, still is according to my friends who are still at those schools). There had to be a very good reason for giving anything below a 70. And I would have kids who earned nothing more than maybe a 40, despite many interventions. And I still was encouraged to find a way to bump them up to at least a 60.
My sister is a teacher in TX and she always has coaches bugging her for grades. Like the soccer coaches know what days the Physics tests are.
Is this kids asking for special just-for-them extra credit? That seems like utter crap to me. We would have extra credit options when I was in school, but they were open to everyone, and they usually required a lot of extra work (like turning in an extra research paper or book report, designing and doing an additional science experiment, etc.) and they basically were only worth enough to help if you had messed up on one test. If you slacked off all semester, the EC wasn't going to do a darn thing.
I would typically have some extra assignments that were available upon request. But the only ones who ever asked for them were the ones who were participating in the no-pass-no-play activities. Sometimes I'd get that kid who had a 99 average and wanted to bump up their grade, but not usually.
Unfortunately, it's an epidemic in TX schools, or at least the ones I worked in, that the coaches strong-arm teachers into finding a way to pass the athletes. Admin would do it, too. Failing a student on a report card was very much frowned up (well, still is according to my friends who are still at those schools). There had to be a very good reason for giving anything below a 70. And I would have kids who earned nothing more than maybe a 40, despite many interventions. And I still was encouraged to find a way to bump them up to at least a 60.
FFTC: I was that kid with the 99% average who always did the extra credit. I mean, who turns down the chance to write an extra report?!? #supernerd #currentlyhavingfunresearchingandwritinga20pagebrief
I would typically have some extra assignments that were available upon request. But the only ones who ever asked for them were the ones who were participating in the no-pass-no-play activities. Sometimes I'd get that kid who had a 99 average and wanted to bump up their grade, but not usually.
Unfortunately, it's an epidemic in TX schools, or at least the ones I worked in, that the coaches strong-arm teachers into finding a way to pass the athletes. Admin would do it, too. Failing a student on a report card was very much frowned up (well, still is according to my friends who are still at those schools). There had to be a very good reason for giving anything below a 70. And I would have kids who earned nothing more than maybe a 40, despite many interventions. And I still was encouraged to find a way to bump them up to at least a 60.
FFTC: I was that kid with the 99% average who always did the extra credit. I mean, who turns down the chance to write an extra report?!? #supernerd #currentlyhavingfunresearchingandwritinga20pagebrief
This was one of my best friends in high school. I never side eye'd this until I got to college. Where everything was graded on a curve and you would have that one student, typically the older back to school type, who would go above and beyond on every damn assignment. So instead of a 10 page paper they would hand in a 15 page single spaced paper and you knew that now the curve was skewed as fuck. I wanted to strangle those people.
FFTC: I was that kid with the 99% average who always did the extra credit. I mean, who turns down the chance to write an extra report?!? #supernerd #currentlyhavingfunresearchingandwritinga20pagebrief
This was one of my best friends in high school. I never side eye'd this until I got to college. Where everything was graded on a curve and you would have that one student, typically the older back to school type, who would go above and beyond on every damn assignment. So instead of a 10 page paper they would hand in a 15 page single spaced paper and you knew that now the curve was skewed as fuck. I wanted to strangle those people.
Oh, yeah, college was different - turns out, drinking and having sex was way more fun than writing extra papers!
FFTC: I was that kid with the 99% average who always did the extra credit. I mean, who turns down the chance to write an extra report?!? #supernerd #currentlyhavingfunresearchingandwritinga20pagebrief
This was one of my best friends in high school. I never side eye'd this until I got to college. Where everything was graded on a curve and you would have that one student, typically the older back to school type, who would go above and beyond on every damn assignment. So instead of a 10 page paper they would hand in a 15 page single spaced paper and you knew that now the curve was skewed as fuck. I wanted to strangle those people.
I was the opposite - I slacked in high school and became super student in college. In fact, I might not have even graduated high school on time if not for the GPA requirements for athletes. Of course, I bitched about it at the time, but it was a major incentive to do my work instead of running around with boys.
I would typically have some extra assignments that were available upon request. But the only ones who ever asked for them were the ones who were participating in the no-pass-no-play activities. Sometimes I'd get that kid who had a 99 average and wanted to bump up their grade, but not usually.
Unfortunately, it's an epidemic in TX schools, or at least the ones I worked in, that the coaches strong-arm teachers into finding a way to pass the athletes. Admin would do it, too. Failing a student on a report card was very much frowned up (well, still is according to my friends who are still at those schools). There had to be a very good reason for giving anything below a 70. And I would have kids who earned nothing more than maybe a 40, despite many interventions. And I still was encouraged to find a way to bump them up to at least a 60.
FFTC: I was that kid with the 99% average who always did the extra credit. I mean, who turns down the chance to write an extra report?!? #supernerd #currentlyhavingfunresearchingandwritinga20pagebrief
I was the same way! It gave me stuff to do while waiting for my mom to pick me up from swimming in the winter, or if we had the later volleyball game.
I would typically have some extra assignments that were available upon request. But the only ones who ever asked for them were the ones who were participating in the no-pass-no-play activities. Sometimes I'd get that kid who had a 99 average and wanted to bump up their grade, but not usually.
Unfortunately, it's an epidemic in TX schools, or at least the ones I worked in, that the coaches strong-arm teachers into finding a way to pass the athletes. Admin would do it, too. Failing a student on a report card was very much frowned up (well, still is according to my friends who are still at those schools). There had to be a very good reason for giving anything below a 70. And I would have kids who earned nothing more than maybe a 40, despite many interventions. And I still was encouraged to find a way to bump them up to at least a 60.
FFTC: I was that kid with the 99% average who always did the extra credit. I mean, who turns down the chance to write an extra report?!? #supernerd #currentlyhavingfunresearchingandwritinga20pagebrief
Where were you when I didn't want to do any of my homework?
<-----never did homework. Got great test grades. Pissed off teachers.
However, I regret not doing my math homework because I really suck at math now.
not a teacher, I do love when extra credit is offered. In our school system unfortunately you cannot be in the "gifted" classes AND have extra assistance for other issues One son needs all the extra credit he can get to uphold his grades. too much info. speshul snowflake
I wasn't in the gifted classes because I struggled with my math. I think it's a stupid rule. If a kid excells in one particular area they should nurture that, not everyone is good at everything.
ETA: I swear before I developed Narcolepsy I had amazing spelling and grammar.
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