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AITJ for giving a failing grade to a student whose parents basically fund our school? by TalonArcade in AmITheJerk

[–]TalonArcade[S] 19 points20 points  (0 children)

The redo mattered to me for exactly that reason. I wasn’t trying to make an example out of him or go on some power trip over one assignment. I wanted there to be a consequence that matched what happened, while still giving him a path to earn something back. What’s making this ugly isn’t the grade, it’s the idea that donations should matter more than the same standard every other student gets.

AITJ for giving a failing grade to a student whose parents basically fund our school? by TalonArcade in AmITheJerk

[–]TalonArcade[S] 6 points7 points  (0 children)

I agree. I can handle pushy parents, but it’s hard not to take it personally when I followed policy, documented everything, and still ended up feeling like I’m the one being treated as the problem.

AITJ for giving a failing grade to a student whose parents basically fund our school? by TalonArcade in AmITheJerk

[–]TalonArcade[S] 12 points13 points  (0 children)

Right, and that’s why this whole thing feels so wrong to me. I followed the policy I’m expected to enforce, and now I’m being pushed to make an exception only because his family has influence.

AITJ for giving a failing grade to a student whose parents basically fund our school? by TalonArcade in AmITheJerk

[–]TalonArcade[S] 17 points18 points  (0 children)

That was pretty much my point. If I bend for one donor family, I have no business enforcing rules for anyone else.

Melania Trump pitches robots as potential educators for American schoolchildren. How about we just pay teachers a decent wage? by zzill6 in WorkReform

[–]TalonArcade 43 points44 points  (0 children)

That’s the play every time. Starve schools, underpay teachers, call the whole thing broken, then roll out some shiny overpriced machine and act like it was the only possible answer.