She came home at 2:45.I drop her off & Pick her up at school.Well,I also have 3 other kids that attend the school.I asked her:Adrianna,Whats Wrong?.She said ''My teacher gave me detention''.For What i said?.She said:Because we are doing exponets in school and i forgot to put a X next to the numbers,And She said That i have Lunch Detention and have to do it all over again,And it was 160 Problems.This was Friday's homework.She is excellent at math,Her average is a 90,And the Teacher Dropped it Down to a 50.I consulted her teacher and she wasn't there,So i left her a message.She did her homework in an Hour,So she can Enjoy The Weekend.Should i do more than Just Talk to the Teacher?.She didn't go to Detention because she Felt She Didn't Deserve it.I don't think she did either.I work in that school (E.L.A teacher 10:00-2:45).So i will talk to the teacher tommorow.She is 89 Years old.Her name is Ms.Mufatata
2007-10-29 09:42:57 · 24 answers · asked by Michael-The best daddy of 8 2 in Pregnancy & Parenting ➔ Grade-Schooler
no don't talk to her she might die in the process
jk you shouldnt just talk to her, more like get her new prescription glasses and tell her to look at what she gave your daughter
2007-10-29 09:52:10 · answer #1 · answered by its not mine officer 4 · 0⤊ 3⤋
No matter how old or mean the teacher is, your daughter earned her grade. The teacher ididn't "drop her grade from a 90 to a 50". You kid gave herself the grade. Your daughter probably is just used to being "the perfect angel" and always being good in school. She tripped a little on her math and is upset with herself. All kids trip on their work sometimes. The "X" she forgot is probably worth everything. If you get a problem right, for example, you just forgot the negative sign, it is wrong. It isn't just a little sign it's a whole not of numbers. -5 is a lot different than plain 5. Be greatful that she has a chance to redue it. In high school she won't be able to redo it. The teacher gave her a detention because, even if it was unfair according to your daughter, she earned it. Skipping it will just put her on the bad side of the teacher and earn her more detentions. if she forgot a variable on all 160 problems, all 160 are wrong. That just adds a zero into her grades, which is probably what brought it down. If you really need to hear an explanation, talk to the teacher. Even if she is a strick one, the teacher didn't do anything wrong. Your daughter had the wrong doing here, and I'm sure she knows this, and she;s just upset with herself.
I'm a mom to a 13 year old girl. The geometry (a 10th grade course for an 8th grader, mind you. And she's already done the 11th grade course) teacher she has would NEVER let her redue something she got wrong. Her last test was 33%. Her grade is a 70% and she's in 5th in her class and extacic with what she's doing. The math work is only going to get harder. Be glad she can get her grade up because the work probably isn't that tough.
Good luck.
2007-10-29 10:32:52 · answer #2 · answered by -Liz 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
To be totally honest, I believe this question was asked by the 11 year old Adrianna.
If in fact, this was asked by the "best daddy of 8", I have to put my 2 cents in.....
For one, I seriously doubt that the teacher would drop her average from a 90 to a 50 for one assignment that was done incorrectly. In my kids school, they do NOT give lunch detentions for bad grades. They only give lunch detentions, when the parents cannot pick the kids up after school.
IF in fact this question was posted by the parent, who is a part time teacher, I am positive he would've used better grammer and punctuation and not capitalize every 5th word. By the way, when you are 11, all teachers look like they are 89 years old !!! lol
One more thing....Make your children go to detention even if you don't think they deserve it. They need to learn respect of their elders and of authority figures. If you feel the need to discuss it with the teachers or the staff, do it in private....not in front of the child.
2007-10-29 11:28:51 · answer #3 · answered by Mom_of_3 3 · 2⤊ 0⤋
I agree that you should talk to the teacher about this situation, but I don't agree with her not going to detention. If she was told to do the detention before you talked to the teacher, she should have went ahead and done it, then told you about it. Children like to be very dramatic about things, especially at this age. If she did in fact have a reason to be in detention, than you have just given her a way out the next time and she'll just tell you, "well, I didn't think I deserved it." This will backfire on you. Besides, whether you think it was right or not, if the teacher thought it was, and talking to her does no good, she's still going to have detention and probably more because she missed the first one.
2007-10-29 09:51:48 · answer #4 · answered by cotoncandy 3 · 3⤊ 0⤋
Why did you feel the need to give the teacher's name and age as well? Are you 12? What exactly is your question? You only have one side of the story, you still need to speak to the teacher to see what is going on.
If your daughter had 160 problems and finished in an hour, it probably wasn't good. You've already created a prob by letting the daughter not go because she doesn't "feel" she deserved it, without hearing the educator's side.
2007-10-29 09:53:53 · answer #5 · answered by dino 4 · 3⤊ 0⤋
An only child, female gender, A teenager, and toss $ into the equation, and you have a spoiled brat. Perhaps some privileges need to be removed. Better yet, show her how real people live. She needs to learn a thing or two about manners, and respect. Those usually come from a functioning home environment. Since your husband is able to treat you with disrespect, it's normal that she is able to as well. She could actually be angry with you for not being a stronger woman/parent. The "best" is yet to come....Meaning it will get worse before it improves....♥♥
2016-05-26 00:47:16 · answer #6 · answered by cammie 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I would definitley talk to the teacher and if that did not work go to the principle. I agree with one of the other members who said you should be sent to detention for cheating misbeaving etc... not doing your homework incorrectly. This teacher needs to be reprimanded and reminded of what detention is for. In the meantime I would make sure my daughter knew that she did not deserve this treatment and she knew that she was smart and capable and that everyone makes mistakes.
2007-10-29 10:15:47 · answer #7 · answered by Lisa D 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Tell ms Mufatty to leave your daughter alone.
Poor girl, that is a ridiculous reason for a detention and you should definitely consult the teacher on this.
Your daughter sounds like a bright girl.
Good luck!
x
2007-10-29 11:18:28 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 1⤋
sounds like a conference with the teacher is the right thing to do..explain to her your daughters rush friday to get to the weekend and that you now realize that 160 problems completed in one hour was too quick and you will be checking on her homework a little better from now on. request that your dau not go to detention but will redo the homework...taking her time to place exponents where need be.
2007-10-29 09:52:34 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 1⤋
As usual, we can't really advise you because we're getting one side of the story. Of course your daughter has a problem with what's happening -- she's seeing the incident from her perspective. But the teacher might have good reasons, and don't let yourself become emotionally biased before hearing them.
2007-10-29 09:53:36 · answer #10 · answered by Mike G 6 · 2⤊ 0⤋
OMG someone please tell me how to get someone banned from this site... This guy (or probably some kid) is a compulsive liar!!! Take a few seconds to go through some of his questions, they are blatant lies! He actually sunk as low as to use some strangers photobucket account to access pictures to pretend they were his kids! Isn't there something illegal about that? I don't know but this guy is a total JOKE!!! DON'T WASTE YOUR TIME WITH A THOUGHTFUL ANSWER FOR THIS LUNATIC!
2007-11-02 03:00:09 · answer #11 · answered by lacykeirakaine 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋