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Originally Posted by vader  My new state making me proud... | I bet this warms your heart too  DISD plan to ease grading standards angers teachers | Dallas Morning News | News for Dallas, Texas | Latest News Quote:
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.
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.
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08-15-2008, 12:16 PM
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Originally Posted by utvolpj | Did this article forget to mention that the students won't face academic recourse, but that the teachers can now bust a cap in their asses for sorriness? | |
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08-15-2008, 12:17 PM
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Originally Posted by BigPapaVol Did this article forget to mention that the students won't face academic recourse, but that the teachers can now bust a cap in their asses for sorriness? | True. I can't fail you but I can remove you from the gene pool
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08-15-2008, 12:22 PM
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Originally Posted by utvolpj | What a fine group of business men and women they will be. Trained in the art of missing deadlines and blowing off assignments! Here's to the future.  | 
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08-15-2008, 12:28 PM
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Originally Posted by utvolpj | I actually wasn't being ironic about the gun thing. I always contended that as someone with a concealed carry permit in the state of TN, I should have been able to pack while I was teaching.
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08-15-2008, 12:30 PM
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Originally Posted by vader I actually wasn't being ironic about the gun thing. I always contended that as someone with a concealed carry permit in the state of TN, I should have been able to pack while I was teaching. | oh I know. I was just pointing out that for every 1 step forward this country takes it seems to do a backflip in the other direction. Gun rights are great until the kid gets stumped as to why 8 bullets don't fit in his revolver.
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08-15-2008, 12:39 PM
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08-15-2008, 12:44 PM
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Originally Posted by utvolpj |  And people wonder why our public education system is the mess that it is.
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Originally Posted by utvolpj oh I know. I was just pointing out that for every 1 step forward this country takes it seems to do a backflip in the other direction. Gun rights are great until the kid gets stumped as to why 8 bullets don't fit in his revolver. |
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08-15-2008, 01:26 PM
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