Home | How It Works | Stats Login | Register         Case: If a parent disagrees with a grade you assigned to a student, how would you handle it? If you are asked this question in a job interview for a teaching position: What are some things you should avoid when responding to this question? What might be some important points to stress that would get the interviewer's attention? How would you respond to this question? Solution: (Rates are posted for this solution!) I will review the material graded for any errors. I would then call for a parent conference. In the parent conference, I would bring the graded assignment with me. The parent be allowed to explain why they disagree with the grade. I would review what the student made on prior formative assessments (if related to the one in question). Then I would review the assignment that was graded. I would explain to them that the student at this point showed no progress or some progress depending on the grade. I would let them know that the student would be able to review the material and retake it if it is a formative assessment. However, if it is a summative assessment, the student would have practiced in class before taking the assessment. I would encourage the parents to assist the child in studying at home. I will also go over techniques for studying. I would also offer tutoring afterschool to review the material with the student.