Diane Tirado taught her eighth students at West Gate K-8 School that when it comes to life, there are no easy passes.
When she applied that tenet towards grading, however, Tirado was fired. She believes she was let go for ignoring the school's "no zeros" grading policy.
Diane Tirado was told the lowest grade she could give a student not turning in their work was a 50 percent. 🤔 https://t.co/MnEpxrrdvb— Dose (@Dose) 1537906984.0
Within the first few weeks of teaching at her new job in Port St. Lucie, Florida, Tirado assigned the students an "explorer notebook project."
After some of her pupils missed the two-week deadline to hand in the assignment, she consulted with the school's administrators about the grading policy and was told the lowest grade she can give was 50 percent.
Tirado, however, stayed true to her convictions and refused to give half marks for the students who didn't turn in the assignment.
"A grade in Ms. Tirado's class is earned," she declared.
This is why American students are behind: too much handholding and not enough academic challenging. What the heck??… https://t.co/IUaVLtwnC3— Robyn Squire (@Robyn Squire) 1537903399.0
On September 14, Tirado was terminated from the school and was given no explanation since she was technically under a probationary period.
On her last day at the school, Tirado wrote a final message to her students on the white board and posted a picture of it to her Facebook page.
It read:
"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."
Tirado told WPTV News that "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."
"I'm so upset because we have a nation of kids that are expecting to get paid and live their life just for showing… https://t.co/Ifl2qHBzSX— ⚔️ Marine 🇺🇸 ONE ⚔️ (@⚔️ Marine 🇺🇸 ONE ⚔️) 1537920239.0
Her post of the final message to her students has now been shared over 2,200 times.
According to the NY Post, the spokesperson for the school denied the "no zeros" policy, saying that "some classroom teachers and school faculties" have decided that a range of 50 to 59 grading points constitutes a failing grade.
The spokesperson also said:
"There is no district or individual school policy prohibiting teachers from recording a grade of zero for work not turned in. The district's uniform grading system utilizes letter grades A-F, numerical grades 100 to zero and grade point averages from four to zero."
However, the West Gate student and parent handbook clearly states in all caps: "NO ZEROS – LOWEST POSSIBLE GRADE IS 50%," based on the news outlet's reporter holding up a cropped image of the policy on her smartphone.
(WPTV news/YouTube)
Diane Tirado Proof NO ZEROS – LOWEST POSSIBLE GRADE IS 50% https://t.co/TQ3WvXc6Ly via @THECOUNTnews— Count - TheCount.com (@Count - TheCount.com) 1537904196.0
Another teacher came forward with a similar experience.
@RealRobynSquire I retired this year from a school that forced us to do this. I hated it. The irony is that it is… https://t.co/b3g42fgyVF— Diane 🇺🇸 45 is 5150 🇺🇸 (@Diane 🇺🇸 45 is 5150 🇺🇸) 1537997866.0
People couldn't believe how the school coddles their students.
@dose @CaseyKco insane that they get credit for absolutely no effort— michelle thiewes (@michelle thiewes) 1537925577.0
@2manylogins What got me the worse were the stupid parents agreeing with the school because their children should h… https://t.co/IzXv9AdDEY— Maria J. Piña (@Maria J. Piña) 1537964112.0
@RblSports This is such an embarrassment. One day the coddling will end and these kids will be in the real world an… https://t.co/hI2cxvZKvn— Matthew Labban (@Matthew Labban) 1537972277.0
@2manylogins #DianeTirado I hope that you get another job very quick upon the realization that low/no expectations… https://t.co/Hox7Y4ZWct— Carole Henson (@Carole Henson) 1537905605.0
@2manylogins #DianeTirado Thank you for standing your ground. #WestGate is wrong for expecting you to just give the… https://t.co/thep1mb6xk— WARRIOR (@WARRIOR) 1537987887.0
@MattyLa1987 To some extent we're already there. The good news is many of them catch on pretty quickly that they ha… https://t.co/ttCLj9WhbY— Brandi (@Brandi) 1537972631.0
Diane Tirado you did the right thing by giving a zero to a student who did “zero” absolutely nothing. The policy i… https://t.co/GqOG6jIEDm— Cee C (@Cee C) 1537926232.0
@2manylogins #DianeTirado Thank you for standing your ground. #WestGate is wrong for expecting you to just give the… https://t.co/thep1mb6xk— WARRIOR (@WARRIOR) 1537987887.0
Tirado is hoping her speaking out against West Gate's grading scale will motivate policy change.
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How I Met Your Mother Comedy GIF by LaffGiphyWhat hotel guests do within the privacy of their own room is their business and no one else's.
Even so, it couldn't hurt for them to remember to lock their doors.
