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[mousetravel]

My DD called me on her lunch and said she will make an F on one of her grades. It is not a low F, such as 61 or 62, but a 69.9!!!
The teacher will not let her do something to get that extra 0.1 percent!
My DD asked if she could do a report or project, but the teacher said no.
I think it's ridiculous and the teacher is being unreasonable.
I have emailed the teacher, so while I wait on her response, I'm wondering what my fellow disers think.

 

[2girlsmom]

seems pretty stupid not to give her the opportunity to do anything to improve the grade. On the other hand, I would be seriously unhappy if my child was doing this poorly at all... what grade was this child? Have they been turning in all the assignments on time??

 

[java]

How old is your daughter?

It sounds like the teacher is trying to make a point. That dd isn't putting in the effort for the Q.

But doesn't hurt to contact her and find out why. My ds had a straight A report card(5th Grade) except for ONE 89.7 in history. It kept him off the honor roll. When I pointed that out to the teacher and asked to see his grades. Magically his grade went up to a 91(he had mismarked something)

 

[rabx5]

I don't think you will like my opinion.

From a mom who has been there done that-there is a reason for the F and not a D-. Your dd could have taken initiative during the quarter to raise that grade at any time.

Our school sends home progress reports a few weeks before report card time-I am sure your dd must have known she was doing poorly in this class-she could have raised that 0.1% at any time previous to report cards.

I don't think the teacher will budge-usually grades are set in stone once documented.

I do wish ya'll luck with this
Jodi

 

[Mom2Nick]

My DD called me on her lunch and said she will make an F on one of her grades. It is not a low F, such as 61 or 62, but a 69.9!!!
The teacher will not let her do something to get that extra 0.1 percent!
My DD asked if she could do a report or project, but the teacher said no.
I think it's ridiculous and the teacher is being unreasonable.
I have emailed the teacher, so while I wait on her response, I'm wondering what my fellow disers think.

Well if that's the grade she earned I don't see what the issue is.

 

[NMAmy]

Frankly, I wouldn't be mad at the teacher for not giving her an extra credit opportunity but I'd be really upset with my daughter.

 

[mousetravel]

She is in the 8th grade. This is the only subject that she is making a bad grade in. And there is still 2 more days before grading period ends.

 

[Boo'sMom]

If you child earned the F, they earned the F. However, I'd ask to see the individual grades to make sure there wasn't an error.

 

[eliza61]

My DD called me on her lunch and said she will make an F on one of her grades. It is not a low F, such as 61 or 62, but a 69.9!!!
The teacher will not let her do something to get that extra 0.1 percent!
My DD asked if she could do a report or project, but the teacher said no.
I think it's ridiculous and the teacher is being unreasonable.
I have emailed the teacher, so while I wait on her response, I'm wondering what my fellow disers think.

Need a little more information.

Is your daughter a High schooler? What were the reasons behind the F? Did she miss deadlines on projects or homework. If so I hate to disagree with you but she deserves the F? Was it test grades? if so is she having a hard time in the class? It might be time for some extra help. personally I would concentrate on my kid. IMO getting the grade moved up one point to a low D wouldn't make me a happy mom either. Why is having a 69.9 much better than 61? Usually by the time a kid is flunking there were some warning signs.

I'm not big on our watered down school system especially in H. S. so I'm biased. Kids taking test 2 or 3 times until they pass, handing in work 3 or 4 days late, taking 1 week off to go on vacation and expecting the teacher to bend over backwards to accomadate them. No way prepares them for real life or college.

 

[Mom2Nick]

She is in the 8th grade. This is the only subject that she is making a bad grade in. And there is still 2 more days before grading period ends.

If she's in 8th grade then she's old enough to know she wasn't doing well long before this point. She failed the class this time and will need to do better next marking period. I'd discuss her effort with her and let her know that she needs to be on top of her work and grades at all times- not just 2 days before the end of the marking period.

 

[mjkacmom]

Dd12 tanked her first science test - totally read the questions wrong, and got a 65 (she's never gotten anything but A+'s in science). Luckily, her teacher has allowed her to do extra credit (find articles pertaining to what they are studying, summarizing them, and reading the summaries to the class).

Maybe the teacher is upset that she waited until now to ask to do extra credit?

 

[mickeyfan1]

If your child is expected to do a certain amount of work in the subject and hasn't done it, why is the teacher being unreasonable? This is a great lesson in responsibility, if your DD isn't responsible enough to do what is expected in the subject, then the consequence is failure, not mommy bailing her out.

 

[mousetravel]

I understand all your opinions, but what if you had an honors kid that made all A's, except for a B by 0.1 percent? I'm sure the teacher would probably make an exception in their case.

 

[swanmom]

Sorry, I don't want to seem unsympathetic but, by 8th grade, your DD must have had some idea that she was in trouble in this class. Did she tell you ahead of time that she might get a bad grade? Has she been working with the teacher to pull her grade up? Your post doesn't mention either of these things. I think I'd be unhappy with her for not letting you know what was going on and for not approaching her teacher much earlier. As a former teacher, this really frustrated me. All semester long, I'd offer to meet with kids, discuss their grades, help them in any way I could etc. Of course, the day before grades were due, I'd get a few kids who wanted to 'change' their grade at the last minute. To me, the amount she is below (even if it's only a tenth of a point) is less important than how and why she ended up in this situation at the last minute.

 

[horseshowmom]

My perspective would be to tell DD that she needs to make sure she does what it takes to bring her grade up for the next marking period.

That said, most of the principals that I know tell teachers not to put down a 69 because it's more trouble than it's worth - just make it a 70. In this day of computerized reporting though, that's getting harder to do.

 

[mousetravel]

If your child is expected to do a certain amount of work in the subject and hasn't done it, why is the teacher being unreasonable? This is a great lesson in responsibility, if your DD isn't responsible enough to do what is expected in the subject, then the consequence is failure, not mommy bailing her out.[/QUOTE]

She went to the teacher herself and requested the extra credit. I'm not bailing her out.

 

[2girlsmom]

I understand all your opinions, but what if you had an honors kid that made all A's, except for a B by 0.1 percent? I'm sure the teacher would probably make an exception in their case.

I have an honors kid, and if she had a b by .1 percent, I would probably ask the teacher about it too. I don't think you are wrong to ask the teacher about the grading, personally if this were my child, I would want to have a very clear idea of where the problem is with this class. I am amazed that you didn't know before the end of the quarter that she was doing this poorly, though.

 

[<3WDW]

I understand all your opinions, but what if you had an honors kid that made all A's, except for a B by 0.1 percent? I'm sure the teacher would probably make an exception in their case.

I think the main point is, you don't wait until 2 days before grades come out to try to improve your grade, whether it's F to D or B to A. Your daughter can learn a very valuable lesson from this about staying on top of her schoolwork throughout the semester. I think a teacher is going to be more generous to a student who shows extra initiative to LEARN and UNDERSTAND what they're having trouble with over the course of the grading period instead of just focusing on that .1% lacking in the end. I feel badly for your daughter, and hope she'll be more on top of her grades in the future.

 

[Mom2Nick]

I understand all your opinions, but what if you had an honors kid that made all A's, except for a B by 0.1 percent? I'm sure the teacher would probably make an exception in their case.

Well that's hardly the case here - but I disagree with a child's grade and standing on the honor role depending on ANYTHING but themselves and their performance. You are saying the Teacher's is being unreasonable because your child failed and she won't step in and fix it. Your expectations are unreasonable.

What message do you think you are sending your child?

 

[Mom2Nick]

She went to the teacher herself and requested the extra credit. I'm not bailing her out.

You emailed the Teacher to question her decision then posted you though she was being unreasonable.