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In response to
"So there's an interesting debate going on in our school district now. The district is proposing/moving towards a "no zero" policy for grades"
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oblique
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I've seen that around here as well, my only issue with it is.....
Posted by
volnelk
May 20 '15, 06:41
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That it equates not doing an assignment at all with doing one really poorly and those aren't necessarily the same thing.
The author talks about a four point scale as the justification. Well who uses that other than AP testing?
The other issue is getting students to differentiate between how assignments are scored and how tests are scored.
If you don't do the assignment at all you get 50%, but to get a 50% on a test you have to get half of it correct. Or does a 20% on a test now get you a D if you are talking about the 4 point scale?
As a teacher, I just weigh the total points in a way that missing an assignment doesn't destroy your grade. I view assignments as a means to an end to prepare you for the test or project that lies ahead. Assignments only make up a small percentage of your total grade in my class. In my wife's class however, repetition of the concepts is key to the material so assignments and daily work are worth more.
It's very difficult to cast one uniform blanket over all of education. I realize it would make it easier as a parent, but not as a teacher.
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