The debate over the Buffalo Public Schools and
accountability is far from over. This article looks specifically at the issue
of attendance and what can be done to improve it. Until then, The Buffalo
Teacher Federation does not want to be held accountable for absenteeism among
the failing schools. There are many sides to this argument and everyone seems
to have an opinion. The real question is, who should be held accountable? Once the
students have reached a certain age, will the pilot program mentioned make a
difference for those who gave up on their education years ago?
First of all, the fact that they eliminated that policy about the Regents exams is insane. Why would you let kids take the exam if they miss basically an entire month of school or more? First of all, how are they even going to pass it if they have missed so many lessons? Second, did they not see that coming that kids would skip WAY more school days that way? As for the pilot program, the meet in greet I think will make kids feel more welcome and like they mean something at school. I think phone calls home are a good idea too because personally in my experience, my parents are the reason I never missed a day of high school unless I was incredibly sick. I had perfect attendance all the time because there was no reason for me to not go. However, I feel like some kids have parents who really don't care if their child misses a lot of school, which is incredibly heartbreaking. I think it's up to the schools to enforce strict policies and for parents to be more involved.
ReplyDeleteI do not believe that teachers should be held accountable for students who are not attending classes. I do believe that there should be more of an effort to get students to school and engage them in what they are learning. I do not see the public school system improving without extreme changes being done to correct it. I agree with the comment above that schools should create stricter policies in order to get better results.
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