tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16394200.post6090641131581245030..comments2023-07-20T06:37:07.860-05:00Comments on Janet Morrison-Lane's Community Dialogue: Keepin' it Real...our kids deserve itJanet Morrison-Lanehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13155012134161023319noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16394200.post-9394577886730735062007-04-11T00:35:00.000-05:002007-04-11T00:35:00.000-05:00Casey, I like that analogy customer service or a q...Casey, I like that analogy customer service or a quality product? I am sure you are a great techer and that your kids are learning a lot and thats the important part. Thanks for the advice and I can't wait to be that teacher that shows the students what they have learned. <BR/><BR/>Ms. Janet, we are grateful to have you to write these blogs and unite us together to talk about what we love. ThanksAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16394200.post-47808031956586436592007-04-10T23:49:00.000-05:002007-04-10T23:49:00.000-05:00Jessica and Casey~Beautifully stated...by both of ...Jessica and Casey~<BR/>Beautifully stated...by both of you. :) <BR/><BR/>I'm honored to have friends (and educators) like you guys around because I know you expect the best.<BR/><BR/>Keep up the good work!Janet Morrison-Lanehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13155012134161023319noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16394200.post-9559527552390243682007-04-10T16:42:00.000-05:002007-04-10T16:42:00.000-05:00I remember this very incident and have had numerou...I remember this very incident and have had numerous conversations on this very topic with you. The problem with inflating grades is that the real world works nothing like that. If you can't step up to the plate and do the job correctly, never fear, someone will and you'll lose your turn. So we aren't boosting confidence, we're setting kids up for failure. <BR/><BR/>Everyday my students gripe thatAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04895905113583024079noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16394200.post-48057761323200604942007-04-07T14:24:00.000-05:002007-04-07T14:24:00.000-05:00I totally agree, I personally hate getting back pa...I totally agree, I personally hate getting back papers with nothing more than a grade. Tell me what my mistakes are and how I can make it better and be honest with it. It will help out in the long run. I think that if a person calls themselves a teacher and hands out grades, I think they fail at being a teacher period. The definition of being a teacher or any educator is to teach. In order to Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com