greasing the wheels

Altron

Altron

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N.C. Students Can Buy Test Grades In Fundraiser said:
Posted: 10:17 am EST November 11, 2009
GOLDSBORO, N.C. -- A central North Carolina middle school is selling grades to students to raise money for the school.

The News & Observer of Raleigh reported Wednesday that Rosewood Middle School in Goldsboro has come up with a novel fundraising plan after last year's chocolate sale flopped.

The school will sell 20 test points to students in exchange for a $20 donation.

Students can add 10 extra points to each of two tests of their choosing. The extra points could take a student from a "B" to an "A" on a test or from a failing grade to a passing grade.

Rosewood's principal Susie Shepherd rejected the idea that extra points on two tests could make a difference in a final grade.

Shepherd said she approved the idea when a parent advisory council presented it. "Last year they did chocolates and it didn't generate anything," Shepherd said.

The funds will go toward improved technology for Rosewood, including digital cameras for the computer lab and a high-tech blackboard.

But officials at the state Department of Public Instruction said exchanging grades for money teaches children the wrong lessons.

The department's chief academic officer, Rebecca Garland, told the News & Observer she understands that schools are struggling during the recession but added that, "We're teaching kids something that if they were to do it later, they could get in trouble for."

Garland said offering students test credit in exchange for school supplies is a long standing practice at some schools. "I've never actually heard of being able to purchase grades before," she said.

Parents need to have a true picture of how their student is performing in class, Garland said.

No donations have been collected so far, Shepherd said. Rosewood students have until Nov. 20 to hand in their money.
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I believe the term is "greasing the skids" a nautical term for when a ship is launched by sliding down wooden skids into the water. The workers would grease the skids just prior to the launch so the ship would slide easily into the water after the chocks were knocked out. The workers would actually lie down between the skids after they knocked out the chocks and the ship would pass over their prostrate bodies.

This message brought to you by those who actually studied and paid attention instead of buying their way through school as these students are doing.
 
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