LogFAQs > #976896212

DepreceV2 posted...

Obviously that's true but I'm hearing things like the schools are afraid to fail students, that 7th and 8th graders can only read or do math at a 4th grade level, that no one has respect for the teacher, Is it really that bad?

Yes. My wife teaches 7th grade. The other day one of her students spelled machine as "mishin".

Teachers aren't afraid to fail students. Because of the No Child Left Behind act, you can only fail a student once and still keep them in the same grade. After the second time failing, they'll get pushed to the next grade. Most students know this and would rather spend two years in each grade not doing work, than attempting their assignments and passing each year.

Also like another poster said, my wife's current school rounds up any failing grade to a 60.