Josh

It is arguable that since so few people knew how to use ARIS that the information wasn't really available to all teachers.

In a similar vein, there's presumably a difference in the behavior of teachers when the information is readily available to them at all times versus having to go to the program office to request one or more transcripts. I don't think anyone, other than for PSAL-related reasons, would have the gall to ask for 170 transcripts from the program office.

So I still think it's a valid question to ask if it is a good thing that the information is now so readily available to the teachers. Is there a protocol (such as going through the guidance department) for teachers to approach students about their grades in not just their class but other classes as well, or can they do it at their own discretion? Are they allowed to call the student's parents and mention their performance in other classes, perhaps without knowing much about that class, teacher, department, or the slew of other factors that go into a grade? Imagine what would happen if a teacher commented to a parent about a student's performance in another class, and that parent got in contact with the other teacher, and that teacher complained to the department head. Teachers are very territorial. And if the rule exists, what is the process of discipline for a teacher transgressing that rule?

There's a good debate to be had here, and I encourage students at school to pursue it.

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MA91 never worked well in my day, because the good calculus teachers would teach AP. Hopefully that's changed.