Dallas public school students who flunk tests, blow off homework and miss assignment deadlines can make up the work without penalty, under new rules that have angered many teachers.
The new rules will be distributed when teachers return to their campuses next week. But many who have already seen the regulations say they are too lenient on slackers, and will come at the expense of kids who work hard.
For example, the new rules require teachers to accept late work and prevent them from penalizing students for missed deadlines. Homework grades that would drag down a student's overall average will be thrown out.
School officials said the new guidelines are needed to ensure that all district teachers operate under the same rules and to create a "fair system" for grading students.
Nothing says fair to me like grading the students who do their work on time the same as the students who don't. With the constant bemoaning how much our students are falling behind, this certainly isn't going to help. Part of the job of schools is to prepare our students for the work world. In the real world a deadline means something. You either make it or you're fired. If we're falling bhind now...I can't wait to see what this'll do for our standings against other countries!
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