Dallas public school students who flunk tests, blow off homework and miss assignment deadlines can make up the work without penalty, under new rules that have angered many teachers. The new rules will be distributed when teachers return to their campuses next week. But many who have already seen the regulations say they are too lenient on slackers, and will come at the expense of kids who work hard. For example, the new rules require teachers to accept late work and prevent them from penalizing students for missed deadlines. Homework grades that would drag down a student’s overall average will be thrown out.

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From the Department of Ludicrous Pandering to Children’s Self Esteem

Via Dallas Morning News - hat tip to John Ellis for passing this along.

I am dumbfounded by this.  Not sure how and when these kids will be introduced to the “real” world.  But when it happens, they are in for a rude awakening.