Thank you, Cossandra, for putting real faces and h...

2008-05-21T10:53:00.000-05:00

Thank you, Cossandra, for putting real faces and heart-wrenching teacher issues into this debate. I've been following with some interest comments on several sites generated by that article. Assigning grades and hundreds of other classroom decisions are often so much more complex than they appear. It's the really good, truly professional teachers who agonize over the effects of those decisions.

I get the impression that all students should get ...

2008-05-21T09:07:00.000-05:00

I get the impression that all students should get an "A." One of my principals said the parents can't be upset.
They are supporting her new program, where she gets the extra big bucks. I don't even have a teaching space.

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Thank you, Cossandra, for putting real faces and h...

I get the impression that all students should get ...