Something tells me this guy would not agree with the district's new grading rules. I know, I know. You guys are probably as sick of the new grading rules as I am. But this commentary, from a Seattle-area teacher, is,...
The dean of SMU's Annette Caldwell Simmons School of Education and Human Development weighed in on the DISD grading changes. He came down in favor of them. You can read the whole thing here, but we'll excerpt the highlights after...
UPDATED 5:21 p.m. with NEW DOCUMENTS: The Superintendent, Denise Collier and board prez Jack Lowe paid a visit to the paper's editorial board yesterday afternoon to make their case in support of the new grading rules. The meeting lasted about...
... explaining the new grading rules. You can read the transcript and watch the video here....
What the media, blogs and others are saying today. ** Man, this grading bruhaha has got legs. (That's reporter speak for "the story won't go away.") Today, the Wall Street Journal weighs in. (Hat tip to Unfair Park for the...
Some of you may have seen yesterday's li'l dust-up over on FrontBurner regarding the grading rules, and how Jon Dahlander's BFF says we made a big whoopity-to-do over nada. He let the district off the hook for its "miscommunication," while...
Since just about everything written about DISD of late has been about the new grading rules, we're dedicating today's Daily Dish to that topic alone. Click the jump for a bevy of mind-numbing links......
UPDATE after the jump. Last week, the Superintendent and others asked teachers to reserve judgment on the new grading rules until after their principals had a chance to talk to them about the rules and why they're needed. Those conversations...
The reaction to the new grading rules has been, well, hot. But it also got me thinking ... how many teachers already do the things outlined in the new protocol? How many of you already accept late homework? Or let...
New UPDATE Monday 8/18 after the jump. Just talked to Superintendent Hinojosa and two trustees about the new grading rules for a follow-up story due for tomorrow's dead-tree version of the DMN. Here are some highlights: Teachers haven't been trained/shown...
What the media, blogs and others are saying today. ** BackTalk's take on the grading rules: Teachers "held hostage." ** Darth Vader teaches math. "The Pythagorean Theorem is your destiny." Mr. Teacher rocks. ** Trustees contemplate extending their terms from...
A blog-reading district worker bee sent along a copy of the memo that explains the new high school grading rules that we've been kicking around this week. This memo is also, apparently, to be sent out to parents, if it...
Two teachers e-mailed me over the last couple of days to relay buzz they're hearing regarding new district grading policies. I'm unable to shed any light on this right now, but thought the groupthink here might know the answer. The...
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