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I keep telling them and they keep assuring me that things are going to get better. They are going to change some things to help.... it just hasn't happened yet. I have told them that they have got to at least get me some backup because if I have to take a few days off at a time they really don't want to be in the position that nobody else in the whole site can do my job. That is just not a good place to be.... if my time does come up (the people who make the cuts aren't the ones who know what everyone does)I won't have much time for knowledge transfer before I have to hit the door. It is just a weird time with such big downsizing happening right now.

I really wish there was another option of teacher for my child but there is only one option apparently. I did discuss it with the guidance counselor and assistant principle. It actually isn't just my child, there are many in her class who are failing. I have a friend with a daughter in this same teachers class who got a zero on a test. She worked every single problem and got every single one wrong... my daughter said she did better than most in the class. She got a 22.
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Her last two tests were an 18 and a 33. She can make corrections though so I am hoping that together we can get her grade up to passing. I just wish I was better at Algebra, because it really is like the blind leading the blind here.
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I have decided that tomorrow is going to be a good day. Something good is going to happen, I just have to be looking for it. It may be something small but there is always something good. I already started by writing down something good that happened today... my first thought was that neither of my dogs rolled in poop today. That was a whole lot better than yesterday when my GSD gave himself a nice long smelly roll.
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At least I didn't have to do that bath again!
 
Sounds bad about the math teacher. How about a tutor? There are other high school kids out there willing to do it for relatively small amounts of money, a couple of kids in my class get tutoring after school from the year 12s.
 
Thank you to everyone who offered encouragement to me yesterday! Today was indeed better than yesterday. I didn't get anywhere near all the work done but I feel like I made as much progress as I could (I even took the time to go the bathroom once
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lol)and when I got home today the mail was much kinder than yesterday because I got a check for $47.00 from where we overpaid while paying off a bill a few months ago. That was certainly a blessing.

My daughter is is a very good mood today too.
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She is a bit wild... but I can manage that.

I was very sad to cancel my blood donation appointments for the rest of the year but I got that done so it is all over and behind me. Maybe one day they will change the rules and I will be eligible again. I was amazed to find out how many people are deferred every year because of false positives. It really is a staggering number. One study said 1 in 500 donors, thousands per year are counted as permanently ineligible due to false positives. I had no idea.


AND IT IS THE WEEKEND!! WOOO HOOO!
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Yep. I will be glad to get out of work tonight.


My brother used to cry at the drop of a hat at that age. Some kids have it worse than others.
 
If hte entire class is doing that poorly. something is wrong. It is either the teacher, the material or their previous work insufficiently prepared them for this class. Maybe you need to get a number of the parents involved in bettering the situation.
 
Please consider talking to the teacher first. Even though it is very scary because you don't want any repercussions for your child, it is still the best place to start. Twenty-two years in the front office of a high school has taught me a lot about the mindset of teachers, administrators, parents, and students. The teacher needs to know that you are interested in your daughter's success, not in getting her (the teacher) in trouble. There is a diplomatic way to express your concerns with the understanding that if things do not improve you are not afraid to take other measures.

My experience is also that the parental group concern is not as effective as one parent at a time. This is a better way to get the principal's attention if it comes to that. Picture a meeting with five parents for 10 minutes versus one parent at a time for 10 minutes. Follow the chain of command, which in my school is: teacher, counselor, assistant principal, principal. When it finally gets to him, you should have his undivided attention. Have your documentation ready: all returned papers showing the teacher's comments if any, dates you spoke to the teacher (whether in person, e-mail, phone) and the outcome, and interim/report card grades. Be ready to speak to what you have done from your end, that is, hiring a tutor, checking homework, reviewing her tests with her to make sure she knows what she did wrong.

You are your child's best (and sometimes only) advocate. Don't stop till you are satisfied.

Hope this helps and encourages you.

Marcy
 

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