[AccessD] OT: the "Education" system

On the other hand, there are still some with principles. My niece was supposed to graduate tonight, but she failed her honors English class. It's literature and she just doesn't "get it" (she much prefers "facts" to imagination). Even though she's pretty much a straight A student, since she got an F in that class, she can't graduation. She has to take it over in summer school. She tried to talk the teacher into a D- so she could go through the graduation ceremony, but the teacher stuck to her guns. Tania is disappointed, of course, but she understand and holds no animosity.

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Kathryn Rhinehart Bassett (Pasadena CA)
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> [mailto:accessd-bounces at databaseadvisors.com]On Behalf Of Mitsules, Mark
> Sent: 11 Jun 2003 8:36:AM
> To: 'accessd at databaseadvisors.com'
> Subject: RE: [AccessD] OT: the "Education" system
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> As an aside... I was told this morning from a spouse of a local elementary
> school teacher that the principal of said school has decided NOT to hold
> back a single student this year.  Students with unsatisfactory (we can't say
> "failing", can we?) grades across the board are being sent on regardless of
> teacher recommendations.  Of course the principal is only part of the
> problem.  The teacher is also aware of parents (most?, some?, all?) who were
> advised to hold back their child have chosen instead to let their child
> continue on.
> 
> 
> ...I suppose if we ignore the problem long enough, it will eventually go
> away.  :(
> 
> 
> 
> Mark