Chicago Teaching style: 3x4=11 is ok

[rondog]

Just got this email from one of the grandson's teachers - gives me a headache trying to figure out WTF he's talking about. Glad the kid's a junior this year.

Hello everyone -

I wanted to say hello and clear up what an M would mean in the gradebook for Algebra 2. Students have the chance to make their homework better if needed (so an extra night). You should see scores of 10, 9, 8 or 7 for scores. If a 10 is earned, then the student did all homework with no more than 3 errors. If there is an M for now, then the following class time day should have a better score. A grade of 9 would mean a student missed 4 or more problems and are doing corrections on a separate sheet of paper. If a score of 8 is earned, then the student tried 1/2 to 3/4 of homework took it home to complete/correct. If a 7 is earned, then less than 1/2 was tried and it was taken home to complete/correct. If an M stays in the gradebook, then a student did not submit.
If you happen to see the grade of 0, 4, or 5 are earned, then your child is not completing the work. If the above scores are earned, then by completing the 0 would have earned a 7, the 4 would have earned an 8, and the 5 would have earned a 9 if the student had taken home and completed. If you see an M, please realize your child is doing completion and should earn a grade of 7, 8 or 9.

[centrarchidae]

I think he saying that the first rule of Algebra 2, is that you don't talk about Algebra 2.

Just got this email from one of the grandson's teachers - gives me a headache trying to figure out WTF he's talking about. Glad the kid's a junior this year.

(Sorry, couldn't bring myself to re-quote that - centrarchidae)

[BPTactical]

Just got this email from one of the grandson's teachers - gives me a headache trying to figure out WTF he's talking about. Glad the kid's a junior this year.

Hello everyone -

I wanted to say hello and clear up what an M would mean in the gradebook for Algebra 2. Students have the chance to make their homework better if needed (so an extra night). You should see scores of 10, 9, 8 or 7 for scores. If a 10 is earned, then the student did all homework with no more than 3 errors. If there is an M for now, then the following class time day should have a better score. A grade of 9 would mean a student missed 4 or more problems and are doing corrections on a separate sheet of paper. If a score of 8 is earned, then the student tried 1/2 to 3/4 of homework took it home to complete/correct. If a 7 is earned, then less than 1/2 was tried and it was taken home to complete/correct. If an M stays in the gradebook, then a student did not submit.
If you happen to see the grade of 0, 4, or 5 are earned, then your child is not completing the work. If the above scores are earned, then by completing the 0 would have earned a 7, the 4 would have earned an 8, and the 5 would have earned a 9 if the student had taken home and completed. If you see an M, please realize your child is doing completion and should earn a grade of 7, 8 or 9.

Today's lesson in stupidity is brought to you by the same dickwads that won't spank a child for behaving badly and EVERYBODY gets a trophy!


I find the above e mail virtually incomprehensible.

[brutal]

Originally Posted by rondog Just got this email from one of the grandson's teachers - gives me a headache trying to figure out WTF he's talking about. Glad the kid's a junior this year.

Hello everyone -

I wanted to say hello and clear up what an M would mean in the gradebook for Algebra 2. Students have the chance to make their homework better if needed (so an extra night). You should see scores of 10, 9, 8 or 7 for scores. If a 10 is earned, then the student did all homework with no more than 3 errors. If there is an M for now, then the following class time day should have a better score. A grade of 9 would mean a student missed 4 or more problems and are doing corrections on a separate sheet of paper. If a score of 8 is earned, then the student tried 1/2 to 3/4 of homework took it home to complete/correct. If a 7 is earned, then less than 1/2 was tried and it was taken home to complete/correct. If an M stays in the gradebook, then a student did not submit.
If you happen to see the grade of 0, 4, or 5 are earned, then your child is not completing the work. If the above scores are earned, then by completing the 0 would have earned a 7, the 4 would have earned an 8, and the 5 would have earned a 9 if the student had taken home and completed. If you see an M, please realize your child is doing completion and should earn a grade of 7, 8 or 9.

Today's lesson in stupidity is brought to you by the same dickwads that won't spank a child for behaving badly and EVERYBODY gets a trophy!


I find the above e mail virtually incomprehensible.

No kidding! What is wrong with A, B, C, D, F!

Life doesn't give you any do-overs. Get it right the first time, or learn by your failures.

[Aloha_Shooter]

No kidding! What is wrong with A, B, C, D, F!

Life doesn't give you any do-overs. Get it right the first time, or learn by your failures.

The Libs got spanked over "Outcome-Based Education" 20 years ago so this is their stealth way of implementing it anyway. They can't give Fs ... notice the lowest grade for completing the work (correct or not) listed by rondog was a 7 out of 10 ...

Liberals LIKE having the general public think things are "too difficult" for them to understand personally ... it makes it easier for the libs to pass crap where the math doesn't work by saying "trust us, we have PhDs". OTOH, with such impressive intellectual specimens for parents, Common Core might be the only way Sasha and Malia can get an A in Math ...

[electronman1729]

[rondog]

Today's lesson in stupidity is brought to you by the same dickwads that won't spank a child for behaving badly and EVERYBODY gets a trophy!


I find the above e mail virtually incomprehensible.

Glad to hear it. I tried to understand it and thought "wow, I've been drinking too much cocoa...."

[BPTactical]

Glad to hear it. I tried to understand it and thought "wow, I've been freebasing too much cocaine...."

IFIFY........