Voting is currently underway to elect the President of the United Federation of Teachers in NYC, where Michael Mulgrew seeks reelection. Under his leadership since 2009, school standards have deteriorated, with attendance becoming optional and grades increasingly meaningless. Teacher Mike Dowd argues for a return to basic discipline, noting how recent "equity grading" policies have harmed disadvantaged students by allowing chronic absences without consequences. This critique underscores a broader failure of the union to address declining educational rigor and integrity in New York City's public schools.
Brooklyn-based Social Studies teacher Mike Dowd writes why its time for a change and for basic discipline to be brought back.
High-school grading policies have become so corrupt, class credits have become almost meaningless.
By making it almost impossible for such students to fail, even when they don't show up to class, our school system harms the less privileged by discouraging hard work and reliability.
New Yorkers would be shocked to see how far school standards have dropped.
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