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Homework Doesn’t Make the Grade

August 23, 2010

Tags: education, academic alternatives, homework, grades

Remember when homework occupied an hour or two of students’ time and not turning it in meant a plummeting average in that class? Well, times are changing. Now, some teachers, having decided that homework is not nearly as important as class work, tests, and in-class research, deem homework unworthy of grades or count it for a very small portion of the overall grade. Instead, (more…)

THE LATEST CASUALTIES OF THE ECONOMY: STUDENTS’ GRADES

November 16, 2009

Tags: education, academic interventions, dropout prevention, grades, grade retention

As if the deep economic downturn of the last two years had not inflicted enough misery, it may claim a new victim: students’ grades. (more…)

WHEN A ZERO IS NOT REALLY A ZERO

October 19, 2009

Tags: education, academic interventions, school administrators, grades

A new educational philosophy is gathering steam as it travels around the country: don’t give students zeros. Some school districts have adopted a “no zero” policy and instead, mandate that teachers replace a zero grade with a grade of 50. Districts enact such policies in the interest of making it easier for students to dig themselves out of a hole, even when students have done no work on an assignment. (more…)

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