Quixotic Freshman Risks Own Academic Future for 10 Commandments

[Caledvwlch]

Students, admins will work on Commandments compromise

My favorite part:

Barber and Koennecke said Miller will not face any punishments as long as he does not disrupt the school day.

You mean other than bad grades for not participating in class or doing homework?

 

[Rusha]

Students, admins will work on Commandments compromise

My favorite part:

You mean other than bad grades for not participating in class or doing homework?

So like ... the kid is expected to do his work in order to receive passing grades?

That's just pure evil.

 

[Caledvwlch]

So like ... the kid is expected to do his work in order to receive passing grades?

That's just pure evil.

Must be a public school thing.

 

[resodko]

Must be a public school thing.

i was tutoring math in the inner city a few years ago when the administration told one of the teachers to re-work her grades for the whole year because she was failing too many students

 

[Rusha]

Must be a public school thing.

No. Those mean teachers at my private school expected me to study, hand in homework and take tests.

It's like they believe the label of "teacher" entitles them to teach ... or something!

 

[Caledvwlch]

i was tutoring math in the inner city a few years ago when the administration told one of the teachers to re-work her grades for the whole year because she was failing too many students

What was her subject(s)?

 

[genuineoriginal]

No. Those mean teachers at my private school expected me to study, hand in homework and take tests.

So, they weren't actually teaching, they were just expecting you to do all the work?

 

[Caledvwlch]

No. Those mean teachers at my private school expected me to study, hand in homework and take tests.

It's like they believe the label of "teacher" entitles them to teach ... or something!

Same here. I try not to hold it against them.

 

[oatmeal]

Students, admins will work on Commandments compromise

My favorite part:



You mean other than bad grades for not participating in class or doing homework?

There is nothing unConstitutional about posting the Ten Commandments in a public area.

 

[resodko]

What was her subject(s)?

math, can't remember which - prolly algebra or geometry or trig

the funny thing was, the admins wouldn't give her a clear answer on what sort of a passing rate they needed - we both figured it would be easy to just make a factor and apply it to everybody's grades equally


this was the same district that wouldn't give a student a grade less than 50% - just showing up (or not even showing up - just being registered) got you a baseline 50

and the majority of the kids couldn't add 15% to that to get a D :nono:


that was about the point at which i decided that i wasn't interested in a career in inner city education

 

[Caledvwlch]

There is nothing unConstitutional about posting the Ten Commandments in a public area.

Arguable, but not really what I'm talking about here.

 

[Caledvwlch]

that was about the point at which i decided that i wasn't interested in a career in inner city education

It certainly doesn't sound like my cup of tea.

 

[csuguy]

I don't get all the constant bickering over such things. Its not like people are going to because Christians because they saw this plaque - nor are Christians going to abandon their faith because it was taken down. They shouldn't be staking their identity and future on public monuments.