Report Card Aftermath

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I have a female student who does not do her homework, does not write down notes, does not study and does not ask for help. She has failed every test this year so far. All she has managed to accomplish is passing notes to her friends. She was surprised that she is failing. What? She blames me that she failing. She thinks I have something against her. She's a nice girl but she doesn't do anything in class. I have nothing against her.

The report cards were handed out on Friday and today she was displaying a serious hostile attitude towards me. A boy in the class with a similar mark as her got upset with her for blaming me for her failure. At least he admits he deserves the grade he has.

Students have such a warped sense of the reality of school. I don't give grades, they earn grades. It has nothing to do with how much I like them but to how well they know the content of the curriculum. Math and science grades are not subjective. It all boils down to a generation that does not take responsibility for their own actions.