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Schools confront 'off the rails' numbers of failing grades
Posted on 12/8/20 at 9:37 am
Posted on 12/8/20 at 9:37 am
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The first report cards of the school year are arriving with many more Fs than usual in a dismal sign of the struggles students are experiencing with distance learning.
School districts from coast to coast have reported the number of students failing classes has risen by as many as two or three times — with English language learners and disabled and disadvantaged students suffering the most.
“It was completely off the rails from what is normal for us, and that was obviously very alarming,” said Erik Jespersen, principal of Oregon's McNary High School, where 38% of grades in late October were failing, compared with 8% in normal times.
Educators see a number of factors at play: Students learning from home skip assignments — or school altogether. Internet access is limited or inconsistent, making it difficult to complete and upload assignments. And teachers who don't see their students in person have fewer ways to pick up on who is falling behind, especially with many keeping their cameras off during Zoom sessions.
The increase in failing grades has been seen in districts of all sizes around the country.
At Jespersen's school in the Salem-Keizer Public School district, hundreds of students initially had not just Fs, but grade scores of 0.0%, indicating they simply were not participating in school at all. In New Mexico, more than 40 percent of middle and high school students were failing at least one class as of late October. In Houston, 42% of students received at least one F in the first grading period of the year. Nearly 40% of grades for high school students in St. Paul, Minnesota, were Fs, double the amount in a typical year.
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Posted on 12/8/20 at 9:38 am to RLDSC FAN
I'm shocked. SHOCKED I TELL YOU!
Posted on 12/8/20 at 9:38 am to RLDSC FAN
Future democratic voters.
Posted on 12/8/20 at 9:39 am to RLDSC FAN
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Educators see a number of factors at play:
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Students learning from home skip assignments — or school altogether.
Yep, that will usually do it.
Posted on 12/8/20 at 9:40 am to RLDSC FAN
I can't believe no one saw this coming.
Posted on 12/8/20 at 9:40 am to RLDSC FAN
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with English language learners and disabled and disadvantaged students suffering the most.
literally no one predicted this
Posted on 12/8/20 at 9:40 am to HempHead
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I can't believe no one saw this coming.
Plenty did, it's just that the teachers' unions didn't care and wanted to play politics.
This post was edited on 12/8/20 at 10:07 am
Posted on 12/8/20 at 9:41 am to RLDSC FAN
But what about the teachers and their pain, struggles, and suffering.
Posted on 12/8/20 at 9:41 am to RLDSC FAN
Worth it. You baws need to start thinking about saving memaw and stop worrying about education and stuff
Posted on 12/8/20 at 9:41 am to RLDSC FAN
clearly the teachers fault
Posted on 12/8/20 at 9:42 am to Johnny Carson
Yeah those teachers told us they couldn’t risk going to work. LOL
Posted on 12/8/20 at 9:43 am to RLDSC FAN
Can't a parent get arrested if their kid doesn't go to school? Or the kid get in trouble? Why aren't these teachers turning these kids in who aren't attending?
Posted on 12/8/20 at 9:43 am to RLDSC FAN
Sacrificing childrens' futures in the name of their elders is totally a sign of a well-functioning advanced society.
Posted on 12/8/20 at 9:43 am to RLDSC FAN
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teachers who don't see their students in person have fewer ways to pick up on who is falling behind
Maybe they should start with the students that are not uploading their assignments or skipping school.
Posted on 12/8/20 at 9:43 am to RLDSC FAN
The modern grading system is racist and unfair to those who are learning disadvantaged. We should be on a Pass/Fail system and do away with GPA's all together.
Posted on 12/8/20 at 9:44 am to RLDSC FAN
THe real question is, how can we blame this on white people?
Posted on 12/8/20 at 9:44 am to RLDSC FAN
I know I can find my shocked face around here SOMEWHERE.
Posted on 12/8/20 at 9:45 am to RLDSC FAN
Everyone saw this coming.
The lack of courage and leadership in our education system (and lots of other areas) has been revealed for all to see.
Here's a great example.
Students are struggling with lack of structure and routine. So what's their solution?
...Even less structure.
The lack of courage and leadership in our education system (and lots of other areas) has been revealed for all to see.
Here's a great example.
Students are struggling with lack of structure and routine. So what's their solution?
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Now, teachers have been instructed to give less homework, prioritizing the most important assignments. They’ve been encouraged to find alternatives to traditional lectures. Grading has been changed from a 100-point system to a 50-point so that missed assignments with zeroes hurt students less.
...Even less structure.
Posted on 12/8/20 at 9:45 am to RLDSC FAN
Well it could be fixed easily if they just say no more virtual. Every child will be in class 5 days a week in person.
Posted on 12/8/20 at 9:45 am to fillmoregandt
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THe real question is, how can we blame this on white people?
critical race theory
white people created the educational system, therefore it obviously was designed to benefit white people at the expense of everyone else
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