Students should get a zero!

[livewire]

I hope this teacher gets to keep teaching.

http://www.castanet.net/edition/news-st ... .htm#75962

It's like in life - for example if you don't do the work, you don't get paid. Letting them get 'some' credit for something they haven't done is part of the reason a lot of our young people have this entitlement syndrome.

[is winter over]

http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/edmonton/story/2012/05/31/edmonton-teacher-zeros-sheppard.html

More to the story at this link.

"It's what they call social promotion," Dorval said "It's a way of pushing kids through even though they're not actually doing the work. It's a way of getting them through, getting their credits and of course making the staff look very good."

Sounds like a great teacher, who actually cares about the future for the students he teaches.

[livewire]

Thanks for that article - this is what cracks me up...

"The superintendent of Edmonton Public Schools, Edgar Schmidt, refused to discuss the specifics of Dorval's case during a hastily-called news conference Thursday afternoon.

Instead, he told reporters that it's important for teachers to know and follow the rules.'

So the teachers have to do what is asked of them rules but the students don't have to?

[ixler8]

If my staff doesn't do what I ask them to do- I fire them to. Another poor me idol union member.

[Gilchy]

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