Or they could work on policies that reward significant improvement throughout the year. A rough start can be just that. Mandating that everything is at least 50%, even when a student gets a 0%, is a terrible idea.
Really, I have no problem with a "lousy start" policy of some sort, but to guarantee 50% while other students are giving and earning 100% annoys me to no end. How about simply this, guarantee that all quizzes and tests can be made up after hours (before/after class) that were taken in the first half of the semester for a maximum score of 80% of the total points awarded (gotta at least give a small late bloomer penalty)? Higher of the 2 scores will apply. Thoughts there?
Cool, now if I'm really good in that subject (math comes to mind), I can just skip the entire first half of each semester and still get a B in the class!
Cool, now if I'm really good in that subject (math comes to mind), I can just skip the entire first half of each semester and still get a B in the class!
Um, if you're that good at math, why would you settle for a B, and why wouldn't you deserve at least that high of a grade anyway, in recognition of your talent?
"no one after you get your first college admission" well then, that why sinh't it? Also scholarships. And it doesn't take 10 times the effort for this magic made for Hollywood student who gets a B without ever studying. I wonder what he was doing when he wasn't at school? Tutors? special education? I was a slacker who got a B, but I showed up most of the time. If the surf was good I wouldn't go.
You obviously never attended any of the classes I did. The homework was a joke, was identical to the tests, made you did identical problems dozens of times consecutively, and cannot possibly determine the intelligence of an individual student unless they're friendless. In fact, come to think of it, I was the only one who ever worked alone on assignments in any of my classes. Everyone, prep to goth, worked together with peers, worked on problems at lunch tables together, worked in study halls together, etc.
W
Disobedience: The silver lining to the cloud of servitude.
-- Ambrose Bierce
Or more reasonable policies (Score:5, Insightful)
Or they could work on policies that reward significant improvement throughout the year. A rough start can be just that. Mandating that everything is at least 50%, even when a student gets a 0%, is a terrible idea.
Re: (Score:5, Interesting)
Re: (Score:4, Insightful)
Cool, now if I'm really good in that subject (math comes to mind), I can just skip the entire first half of each semester and still get a B in the class!
Re: (Score:3, Insightful)
Um, if you're that good at math, why would you settle for a B, and why wouldn't you deserve at least that high of a grade anyway, in recognition of your talent?
Re:Or more reasonable policies (Score:3, Informative)
Because to get an A requires something like ten times the investment in effort and no one after you get your first college admission will give a hoot?
Re: (Score:2)
"no one after you get your first college admission"
well then, that why sinh't it?
Also scholarships. And it doesn't take 10 times the effort for this magic made for Hollywood student who gets a B without ever studying. I wonder what he was doing when he wasn't at school? Tutors? special education?
I was a slacker who got a B, but I showed up most of the time. If the surf was good I wouldn't go.
Re: (Score:2)
You obviously never attended any of the classes I did. The homework was a joke, was identical to the tests, made you did identical problems dozens of times consecutively, and cannot possibly determine the intelligence of an individual student unless they're friendless. In fact, come to think of it, I was the only one who ever worked alone on assignments in any of my classes. Everyone, prep to goth, worked together with peers, worked on problems at lunch tables together, worked in study halls together, etc.
W