But Fraser said he does not pressure teachers to inflate grades. Obviously, you can have a single class period where kids are a handful and maybe the teacher gives low grades. But over time, if the teacher's average grade is a C-minus, perhaps it's not troubled kids that are the problem but a troubled teacher who can't get his or her message across, he said. Fraser pays close attention to grades and test scores because that's what Utah lawmakers talk about when they discuss standards and accountability. But there may be too much emphasis on the final grade, he suggests.
Students share ideas with each other, that's part of the educational process.
We don't grade that like we should. She wondered what she was doing to make the students fail. By the second quarter, it still wasn't easy to flunk a kid. I never failed. They all can do it.