re: Spinoff: Grade changes in places other than EBR

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many people spend money to move east of BR for supposedly better schools. Be careful.

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If this kind of stuff is happening in Denham Springs, just imaging what is going on in Baton Rouge.

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There's more to this story I'm sure. Probably something along the lines of a majority of your students failed their final. ( which says a lot about the teacher.). Principal looked at the grades after many parent and student complaints had to curve students final because they weren't prepared for the test. I'm sure there is something more here unless the principal said you need to bump only certain students grades. Take a look and realize that if you have a low 70 class average, maybe it's the teaching.

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I'm leaning towards this as well. Chemistry is a pretty important class for college prep and DSHS is a good school. Looks like the OP was bringing way too much drama, not enough good teaching to the table.

Really? Apparently this guy let his students down. Low 70's average for the class? That's not acceptable.
This is part of the problem with having teachers certified through alternate programs. They don't know how to teach. I'm willing to bet the hasn't been in the profession long and went through an alternate program after being in another profession.
I don't believe that all teachers who go through the alt certification are poor teachers but have seen some get into teaching for the wrong reasons.

I'm not going to judge him on his teaching ability . Perhaps he needs to improve. I don't know.

But if you stand up and don't cave in and fix grades I know you are doing the right thing .

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You had to get the parents' PERMISSION to fail a student at that school

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And what school would this be?

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This is part of the problem with having teachers certified through alternate programs. They don't know how to teach. I'm willing to bet the hasn't been in the profession long and went through an alternate program after being in another profession.
I don't believe that all teachers who go through the alt certification are poor teachers but have seen some get into teaching for the wrong reasons.

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Wow you clearly have an agenda here. Yes some teachers who go through alternative certification are not great teachers, but the same can be said for teachers who go through the regular way of becoming certified. Unfortunately more and more people are getting into teaching who have no idea what they are doing, and think that just knowing the material is enough (I am not saying that is the OP btw).
I am currently going through an alternative certification program to be a Social Studies teacher and a coach, and I will say that if you don't have the discipline to learn the information you could probably pass without learning a whole lot. I don't blame the programs for this though, they give you everything you ned to be successful, if you are becoming a teacher you should be able to learn what they give you.

Also it is amazing how dumb some of these people in the program are, and kind of scary. They give you an aptitude test when you apply, and it is basically a problem solving/critical thinking/following directions test. I took it and thought it was unbelievably easy, when she went to grade it she was amazed that I got every question correct and said that had never happened before. The test was basically common sense, I couldn't believe she was so impressed I got every question right, I figured most people did

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And what school would this be?

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Sorry, not going to answer that. I like my anonymity and in retrospect probably should not have even mentioned that.

Choose not to believe it if you need proof, it won't hurt my feelings.

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If only the teachers had a union to help fight these kinds of problems.

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Teachers unions in La seem to focus only on state-level issues. I can't remember the last time I saw a news story about one of the state unions having teachers rally at a school about the school's shady administration. I'm not on the inside to know why that isn't happening though. Perhaps some of the teachers that post here can shed light on it?

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Part of a teachers job is to evaluate each students learning. I can assure you the grades I approved were accurate and consistent with each students performance

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I get that. But WHY do you care if the grades were changed? Why the emotional connection?

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I just expect certain things from students - you know, like turning assignments in on time and students behaving and participating during class.

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And the grades are your power source to ensure you receive those things that you want/expect?

I had an uncle that was a teacher for years. He tells a story about a visit he received from the parents of a student that failed his class. At the end of the meeting he asked the parents what grade they wanted for their son. He told them that he would be their responsibility much longer than he was his and that if they wanted him to receive a passing grade he did not deserve, it would not harm his a teacher, but would have a lasting impact upon their son, but the choice was theirs.

I just do not understand teachers being upset that the poor grade they gave a student did not stick.

btw: I noticed that learning the course material was not listed as one of the things you "just expect" from students.

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I just do not understand teachers being upset that the poor grade they gave a student did not stick.

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Then why have grades at all?