<p>in our school we have online classes where there is a teacher who sits in the corner and tries to keep us on task or at least thats her job description. she consistantly goes on her mentor grade book and announces to the class what your grade was on the last quiz/ test/ classwork was to humiliate you to work harder. is this allowed for a teacher to announce grades like this. i have asked her to stop before but she continues. what can you suggest</p>
<p>I have had teachers do that but they have never done it to humiliate the students, and they have always stopped when asked by particular students. Have you tried talking to her privately and expressing that you would like your grades to be kept confidential? If she continues even if you've done something like that, do you have an advisor you can go to with a problem like this? If not, arrange to meet with the principal. I would not suggest stating that she does it to humiliate you to work harder unless she has told you that.</p>
<p>Your teacher is violating your privacy by announcing grades to your class. Since you have already asked her to stop, go ahead and take the next step. Talk to whomever would be the appropriate person in your school (principal would be my suggestion). Personally, I would be happy to handle this for my child --- just to make sure that there are no repercussions gradewise for him/her by going over the teacher's head. But if you would rather do this than involve your parents, that is perfectly okay (and mature). You have a right to a reasonable effort at keeping your grades private. Grades that are posted should not use names & the listing should not be in alphabetical order (to keep people from figuring out who is who). Teachers should not announce grades as they pass back papers. And teachers should never, never try to humiliate students. Try to approach this without stating that the teacher is trying to humiliate students, though, even if it seems to be true --- it is best not to add in "guesses." Simply state that you are uncomfortable with public announcement of grades & you think that there should be a reasonable expectation of privacy when it comes to grades. State that you have asked the teacher to stop, but she hasn't. Then say that you would like to have grades remain between the teacher and the student. That is reasonable.</p>
<p>I'm sorry, I not clear on what we're trying to accomplish here. Is the OP asking to be told "you can do better" or "it's apparent you're not studying the material" in place of "you scored 13 out of 19?" Would the OP prefer to be shifted to the "remedial" section of the room (which was what was done in my HS with underperforming students)?</p>
<p>What? I think the OP is asking whether it's reasonable for a teacher to disclose what shouldn't be public information with the apparently open intent of shaming students.</p>
<p>Which...they shouldn't, no. Even if you get straight A's, you still might not want your grades being read aloud.</p>
<p>I'll second kelsmom...talk to your principal or counselor. Write a letter and follow it up with a meeting. Get other students behind you if possible - parents would also probably be a good idea.</p>
<p>No way should a teacher be announcing grades out loud. That is a violation of every students rights. You should speak with the principal right away. Don't go in complaining and angry. Just very simply state the facts, that in your Calculus class (or w/e), students grades are being read out loud to the class and that it is improper. Try and get a couple of others to go with you.</p>
<p>What I was asking was whether (A) the OP was being humiliated in spite of his best efforts, or (B) whether the student objected to being called out for not making a good effort. If the former I certainly agree with responders. If it's the latter ....</p>
<p>It does not matter why the grades were given out loud. This is against FERPA. Period.
The OP should certainly alert the principal against this infringement of privacy. The school is laying itself open to a suit.</p>
<p>If a teacher wants to motivate a student to work harder, s/he can do so totally adequately and appropriately by private comments. That's what written comments, students- and parents-teachers conferences are for. That teacher is mistaking her function with that of a loudspeaker.</p>
<p>what is FERPA</p>
<p>THe OP could have straight 100 in that class, it doesn't matter at all in this question</p>
<p>The question is whether the teacher has the ethical right to do this, sharing private information like that</p>
<p>My D does really well in her Gov class, and her grade often blows the curve, does she want that advertised, no not really</p>
<p>Should a teacher try and humilate a student like that, if they aren't trying, which is in her mind, and may not be fact, no the teacher does not</p>
<p>From wikipedia:
The Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act of 1974 (FERPA or the Buckley Amendment) is a United States federal law codified at 20 U.S.C. ? 1232g, with implementing regulations in title 34, part 99 of the Code of Federal Regulations. The regulations cover violations such as parent volunteers grading another child's work, school employees divulging information to someone other than the child's parents about a child's homelife, grades or behaviors, and school work posted on a bulletin board with a grade.</p>
<p>This privacy policy also governs how state agencies transmit testing data to federal agencies. For example see Education Data Network.</p>
<p>The act is also referred to as the Buckley Amendment, named for one of its proponents, Senator James Buckley of New York.</p>
<p>Is the OP from the US? Different rules in different countries.</p>
<p>Just as a point of interest, where could I find out how many FERPA cases are prosecuted annually?</p>
<p>I don't know, but the inclusion of posting of a kid's work on the school board in the FERPA banned practices was the result of a recent court case. If you google FERPA, you could find more about that case. It happened only a couple of years ago.</p>
<p>Who knew? Another strike against that lazya** teacher my D used to have.</p>