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And... End Scene

For all intents and purposes the semester is over. There is a final next week, but it doesn't count for much. Although I relied upon a good final score in my own high school history, as a teacher I find it a little hard to swallow the idea that some lazy schlub who did nothing all semester can pass by utilizing good test-taking talents. Feh.

After school on Friday we started the attendance appeals. I was a little surprised to discover that the school can deny students credit for a class they pass if they have missed more than 10 days. I don't remember this from my high school days... although I don't believe I missed more than 10 days a semester (think of the gossip I might have missed!) or that the school counselor kept up on stuff like this. Cripes, the high school I teach at actually has one person devoted just to attendance... my high school had one person for all administrative assistant duties for the entire building.

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