Having worked at both universities and PK-12, I can say that this isn't unique at any grade level. In fact, at my last school, my instructor and I put forward failing grades for two 9th grade students only to be told that "no one fails at XXXX" and the grades were changed to a B- by the Dean. Nevermind the fact that the students failed to turn in over half their assignments, routinely scored below 50 on tests and quizzes AND we had sent home three warning notices that were cc'd to the Dean. We even met with their parents and the Dean midway through the term. This was among the reasons I left.
At the school my sister works for, the long-time headmaster was recent fired after a trustee campaigned against her solely on the grounds that their child didn't get into their first choice school after graduating.
No matter what, your friend is better off having left that place. That their Dean wouldn't at least hear their side is telling of bad management.
I do have one problem with your argument though. You are making an assumption that the two students gave 0's and 1's. If they didn't, the other scores may have just been mediocre and positive making the situation very different. Your friend should have insisted on seeing all the evaluations and getting their hands on that data. I only mention this because I'm used to students being a bit more mercenary. They fully expected scores of 0 and 1 to be ignored as grade-based revenge, so they routinely used a mix of 1, 2, and 3 to give the appearance of honest answers.
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Date: 2009-08-30 07:11 pm (UTC)At the school my sister works for, the long-time headmaster was recent fired after a trustee campaigned against her solely on the grounds that their child didn't get into their first choice school after graduating.
No matter what, your friend is better off having left that place. That their Dean wouldn't at least hear their side is telling of bad management.
I do have one problem with your argument though. You are making an assumption that the two students gave 0's and 1's. If they didn't, the other scores may have just been mediocre and positive making the situation very different. Your friend should have insisted on seeing all the evaluations and getting their hands on that data. I only mention this because I'm used to students being a bit more mercenary. They fully expected scores of 0 and 1 to be ignored as grade-based revenge, so they routinely used a mix of 1, 2, and 3 to give the appearance of honest answers.