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13. Unfair?

Sun Mar 7, 2021, 01:11 PM

Mar 2021

Three students
1 - I got a 50
2 - I got a 0
3 - I got an F

Recruiter: it's obvious, #3 is the best prospect.

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A fight is brewing at my grandkids school district [View all] ripcord Mar 2021 OP

What is the reasoning behind this? Bettie Mar 2021 #1

Supposedly its helps keep students from getting discouraged. ripcord Mar 2021 #3

Ugh. Not that again. paleotn Mar 2021 #4

One of my mottoes in college was Turbineguy Mar 2021 #7

Whereas 58% means one quiz could pull a grade up to a big "C" carrot. Hortensis Mar 2021 #19

Something about how a zero can be so damaging to the kid's self-esteem Rocknation Mar 2021 #5

I really like your idea about "look back" KentuckyWoman Mar 2021 #15

The way you suggested makes sense Bettie Mar 2021 #17

There were a lot of different factors in my school district. Ms. Toad Mar 2021 #21

Our grandkids (and their parents) now get continuous computerized Hortensis Mar 2021 #20

Same argument I made back in the 70s & 80s. Ms. Toad Mar 2021 #9

What's their incentive to work at all Bettie Mar 2021 #12

This is why we have summer school tirebiter Mar 2021 #6

Just to play devil's advocate - Ms. Toad Mar 2021 #11

Move them to a special class... where they can succeed at SOMEthing... albacore Mar 2021 #26

In the classes I taught, Ms. Toad Mar 2021 #30

Unfair? taxi Mar 2021 #13

Are the kids remote on in school for classes? lapucelle Mar 2021 #14

That's pretty offensive. Ms. Toad Mar 2021 #22

Wrong answer to the problem zipplewrath Mar 2021 #18

Former teacher here pinkstarburst Mar 2021 #23

This is the correct answer kcr Mar 2021 #28

I have a problem with this for all assignments dsc Mar 2021 #24

It's a difficult issue mcar Mar 2021 #27