Pre-Exam Week
This previous week was the last week before final exams. Monday there's no school, Tuesday is a regular day (and it'll be review all day), and exams run Wednesday through Friday.
I'm getting my usual Hail, Mary begging. "What can I do to bring my grade up?" (Study hard for the final and get an A.) "Can I turn in these missing assignments from October?" (No.) "Can I turn in extra credit?" (No.) "I'm going to fail English 12 unless my grade comes up!" (Yes. A pity you weren't this worried a month ago, when you could have done something about it.)
Unfortunately, I have a number of seniors this year who won't pass the first semester of English 12, which means they won't graduate. (Michigan law states you have to pass eight semesters of English. Miss even one, and you don't graduate, no exceptions, no excuses.) It means a flurry of emails, phone calls, begging, and me repeating, "Sorry. I've been warning you and your parents for months this could happen, and it's too late now." It's sad, and I wish it could be otherwise.
And now we charge into final exams!
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I'm getting my usual Hail, Mary begging. "What can I do to bring my grade up?" (Study hard for the final and get an A.) "Can I turn in these missing assignments from October?" (No.) "Can I turn in extra credit?" (No.) "I'm going to fail English 12 unless my grade comes up!" (Yes. A pity you weren't this worried a month ago, when you could have done something about it.)
Unfortunately, I have a number of seniors this year who won't pass the first semester of English 12, which means they won't graduate. (Michigan law states you have to pass eight semesters of English. Miss even one, and you don't graduate, no exceptions, no excuses.) It means a flurry of emails, phone calls, begging, and me repeating, "Sorry. I've been warning you and your parents for months this could happen, and it's too late now." It's sad, and I wish it could be otherwise.
And now we charge into final exams!
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