Kilbo, I think any system that rewards complete and utter failure to do the work is a non-starter in my mind.
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Will Hunting (aka Joemetz)
May 20 '15, 07:13
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I can get behind a system where maybe you cap how poorly an actively-trying child can do...but I think a 50 is too high a floor for that. I would agree to a system that has the following:
True grades down to 40...
If you made an effort, 40 is your bottom...
If you didn't do the work, 0.
Doing the work is what society is, both as a test and as a future.
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You're not assessing the student's actual ability when you give a zero, though.
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Reagen
May 20, 07:37
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I'd suggest that if a student is flat-out refusing to do any work, there are other issues at play and a zero grade is not going to solve them. -- nm
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Roger More
May 20, 07:19
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It is a multi-pronged approach. Currently there can be a teacher's policy that no grade can be "made up". Thus a single missed assignment (in my
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oblique
May 20, 07:17
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In the B2 system, they still need to turn in the work though, don't they? -- nm
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Ender
May 20, 07:16
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I agree with this. the contract with the teacher includes completing assignments. late or not, they have to be done.
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amanda
May 20, 07:16
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