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I mentioned this article to my wife, who is getting a teaching certificate, and she said it's pretty normal. The idea is to not discourage kids by getting them into a hole they cannot get out of. OK, point taken, but maybe missing a homework or two should not be so important as to sink your whole grade. And I think it really sends the wrong message to give something for nothing, not even effort.
She also said that people are considering alternate systems, like grading from 1 to 4 (I think it should be zero to 4). And not grading on a curve, but instead grading to standards of proficiency. If a kid learns the material, it should not matter whether the other kids learned more or less than he did. I agree with that.
And not grading on a curve, but instead grading to standards of proficiency. If a kid learns the material, it should not matter whether the other kids learned more or less than he did. I agree with that.
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-6206667/Teacher-says-fired-refusing-credit.htmlA Florida history teacher says she was fired for refusing to give half-credit to students who didn't turn in their assignments - and now her farewell message to her class is going viral.
Diane Tirado says West Gate K-8 School in Port St Lucie had a 'no zero' policy, requiring teachers to give students no less than a 50-per cent grade on assignments.
Tirado, 52, tells television station WPTV that she was fired on September 14 when she refused to follow the policy after several students didn't turn in a homework project she had assigned two weeks earlier.
Seems to reflect the Democratic platform.
Patrick saysAnd not grading on a curve, but instead grading to standards of proficiency. If a kid learns the material, it should not matter whether the other kids learned more or less than he did. I agree with that.
A good argument I've heard in favor of curve based grading is that a teacher may not teach the material well, or their test may not align well with the material they taught. With curve grading, student grades wont suffer much because most students will perform lower under such circumstances, and so the curve should help give you a grade that reflects your relative performance given the circumstances.
Of course, the specifics of how to curve is another topic. I had a great algorithms professor who had a terrific system IMO. He made the tests have a combination of easy questions, that almost all students should be able to get, then a few moderate difficulty questions, and t...
Seems to reflect the Democratic platform.
Yes, because we all know what a positive influence REPUBLICANS have been on our great public education system.
Seems to reflect the Democratic platform.