Being a good teacher is not easy, especially when there are certain rules and regulations
that you are forced to follow that you may not believe in.
When I was teaching at a private elementary school, I was told by the principal that I
could not fail students, even if they refused to hand in assignments and participate in
class.
The administration staff's explanation was that parents are paying lots of money for
their students to go to this school, and because of this, teachers are not allowed to hold
them back.
But what about public schools?
You would think these teachers would have much more leeway, but you could not be more
wrong.
One Florida teacher had to learn this the hard way after she was fired for giving zeros
to students who did not turn in their assignment.
Diane Tirado has been teaching for many years.
In August, she got a new job at West Gate K-8 School in Port St. Lucie as an eighth
grade U.S. history teacher, but her teaching method raised eyebrows among administrative
staff.
When several students did not turn their explorer notebook project, after giving them two weeks
to complete, she gave them zeros.
The school has a "no zero" policy, and below every grading rubric, it states in bold red
lettering: "NO ZEROS - LOWEST POSSIBLE GRADE IS 50%."
"But what if they do not turn it in, and they say we will give them a 50?
Oh no we do not," Tirado said, after asking administrators about this rule.
Just a few weeks after the new school year started, Tirado was terminated.
On her last day at the school, Tirado wrote this message on the whiteboard, which was
later shared on her Facebook page.
"Bye Kids, Mrs. Tirado loves you and wishes you the best in life!
I have been fired for refusing to give you a 50% for not handing anything in."
Bue Kids.
Mrs. Tirado loves you and wishes you the best in life!
I have been fired for refusing to give you a 50% for not handinaany thing in.
Mrs. Ticado
Because Tirado was still in her probationary period, there was no explanation in the termination
letter on exactly why she was fired.
And because of this, she may not be able to sue the school or get help from the teachers'
union.
That being said, Tirado does not regret taking a stand for what she believes in.
"A grade in Mrs. Tirado's class is earned," she said.
"I am so upset because we have a nation of kids that are expecting to get paid and live
their life just for showing up and it's not real," she added.
Tirado is sharing her story on Facebook, which has now gone viral, and hopes she can change
this policy.
"The reason I took on this fight was because it was ridiculous.
Teaching should not be this hard.
Teachers teach content, children do the assignments to the best of their ability and teachers
grade that work based on a grading scale that has been around a very long time.
Teachers also provide numerous attempts to get the work collected so they can give a
child a grade.
By nature, most teachers are loving souls who want to see students succeed.
We do above and beyond actual teaching to give them the support they need.
Are we perfect?
NO.
We make mistakes like all other human beings, but I know teachers work their butts off to
help children to be the best people they can be!!!"
Many people on Facebook are siding with the teacher, and believe she should not have been
fired:
"Is that for real?
I would be out of a job also," wrote a teacher.
"A teacher should have the right to decide the grade a
child receives.
Lynden Dorval, a former physics teacher at Ross Sheppard High School in Edmonton, Canada,
was suspended in 2012 for handing out zeroes to students who failed to hand in their work.
This school also had a "no zero" policy, so his teaching method landed him in hot water.
Less than a week after his termination, Dorval was offered a new job at a private school.
"Our evaluation policy is generally left up to the teachers," Peter Mitchell, head of
Tempo School, who hired Dorval, told CBC.
"I think students here would not be surprised to get a zero if they did not do their work."
Dorval also won his case in court and was compensated for his termination, which included
two years' salary and an increase in his pension.
"I knew that what I did was right and whether it was legal or not it was the right thing
to do and the support of family, friends and colleagues, and former students even, really
has helped get me through this," he told Global News.
Perhaps Tirado's viral story will be able to land her a new job, or change the way some
schools handle students who do not turn in their work.
Do you think Tirado should have been fired?
Let us know your thoughts in the comments!
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