My daughter always gets straight As in everything she dows. Her GCSE results were 11 As and 1 B in Physics. She got a B and not an A which is what she was expecting having had As in all her Physics course work, because her teacher LOST one her written course work submitted months before the final exams. The final grade was a mixture of written course work and the final exam. We have complaied to our MP to no avail (we were told BS by our MP) we wrote to the examining board who didn't care. We appealed to the school itself and the head teacher who obviously wants to HUSH the whole issue as it is their teacher's fault for losing the written course work. Tha teacher has since left the school and cannot be traced. Nice way of teaching a youngster that adults really are responsible people. We have since given up and she does not get the A she earned. Your thoughts ? Thank you.
2006-08-15 20:14:58 · 18 answers · asked by RED-CHROME 6 in Education & Reference ➔ Teaching
daddysboicub -- HELLO ! So I typed the question too fast... sorry if that spoilt your reading enjoyment. Call it shorthand !! Thanks for your answer anyway !
2006-08-15 23:19:25 · update #1
"Peach" -- the irony of it all is that I am a lawyer. As any lawyer will tell you, it is not always worth sueing...
2006-08-15 23:22:41 · update #2
Elizabeth -- this is precisely the problem... the teacher admitted to losing to work but EDEXEL (the examining board) refused to do anything about it even though everything my dauhter did during the year was As. All she faought for was to have straight As and that was denied to her in a filthy manner !! The main purpose here was to warn other parents because it could happen to anyone.
2006-08-16 20:15:28 · update #3
Grades are overrated
2006-08-15 20:18:38 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 2⤋
Did the teacher actually admit to losing the assignment? If that were the case, I would think a committee at the school would reevaluate your daughter's grade and possibly raise it. If it's just your daughter's word against the teacher's- you're on your own. I've had straight A students swear up and down that they turned in an assignment only to later find it in their desk. Either way, it happens to ALL of us, students AND teachers. Adults can be responsible and still make mistakes- THAT should be the lesson your daughter learns from all of this. Besides, I find it hard to believe that one B on one assignment would change her grade that significantly unless it were weighted more than the other 11 A's. How did she score on her final exams? It seems like we're not getting the whole story.
2006-08-16 19:43:38 · answer #2 · answered by elizabeth_ashley44 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I really feel for you,
perhaps you can discuss this with a lawyer and get professional advice, maybe all is not lost after all. Perhaps someone witnessed the assignment being turned in.
By the way, SURELY someone knows where this teacher is.
It's a shame, but by now, parents of a child this talented and the child himself would know to always keep a copy of all written assignments turned in. Paper copies in a file folder, a floppy, a CD or computer hard drive takes only thirty seconds and will save you so much grief down the road. Even if you trust teachers, best friends, your dog (eating your homework) and mother, you never know when something will go wrong.
It's all about documentation.
2006-08-16 04:06:11 · answer #3 · answered by Peach 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Just out of interest when did this happen?
I thought GCSE results don't come out until next Thursday.........
If this was last year you all need to move on!
GCSEs are just a tiny stepping stone to getting where you want to be.
Did the B stop her from getting onto the further education course she wanted to do if that was the path she was taking? I'm guessing not.
It's just my opinion, but I think you should now all put your energy into looking forwards rather than backwards.
Reading this it's obvious that you care about your daughter's education but you are in danger of sounding like a pushy mother/father.
There will be times in life when she will be disappointed and feel that things are unfair. As parents it's our job to teach our children how to deal with these situations in a suitable manner.
K x (A teacher who doesn't lose coursework thankfully!)
2006-08-16 19:15:50 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
It isn't the worst thing in the world. Is her education more important than what shows for it? Is it prestige you are after or what she has learned from the experience? Think about it, in what academic course would she be able to learn how irresponsible some people can be and to what lengths organizations will go to protect their image? It's an unfortunate but valuable lesson. Myself, I don't find academic results the most impressive part of a persons resume. I've encountered hundreds of people who are academically successful but I am amazed that they can get through the day on their own.
2006-08-16 03:21:59 · answer #5 · answered by Awesome Bill 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
That crap sucks. Teachers can be like that. I had a presentation ready, but I was detained in Charlotte. I got to class an hour late, and no one was there. She wouldn't let me present becasue I didn't call her. I wasn't planning on being late, plus I don't have a cell phone. But she let others present who went on a trip, and their presentations wern't as well prepared as mine. I lost the extra credit. Thats life, I'm sorry to hear that though...
2006-08-16 03:19:57 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
well, my thoughts are, as a parent of a student that gets all A's no B's, that maybe you should learn to use spell check and punctuation.
big deal, she got a B once and not an A, "Chryste", call the president or the prime minister, hell for that matter, let's all call Reuters and CNN.
nice way of teaching a youngster to whine and complain about how life isn't fair...WAAAAAAAAAAH!!!!
face it sweetheart, LIFE ISN'T FAIR!!!!! it's time someone put on their big girl panties and learn to deal with disappointment.
2006-08-16 03:25:22 · answer #7 · answered by daddysboicub 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
yea its tough
but school is like that
alot of times teachers have lost papers,and they dont care,and they blame u!
and btw a B i s still good, i mean its just one B
and one time a project made me lowered 2 grades from A to a C,but that was in the middle so i pulled it up to a B+ lol
xD
a B is still good!
dont worry
2006-08-16 03:20:43 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
This is a real outrage. Your daughter deserve credit for all her hard work. But as long as you and your daughter know she deserve an A, then it doesn't really matter. Transcript are for show.
2006-08-16 03:20:11 · answer #9 · answered by Jason 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Yes, you and your kid learned a more important lesson in life than physics: People are assholes and they wwill screw you over!
Much more valuable than an A.
2006-08-16 05:34:36 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
well that youngster learned a valuable lesson. that's life. and that teacher of hers is a piece of ****.
2006-08-16 03:20:48 · answer #11 · answered by supraman126 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋