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Case: Zero for a Summative Assessment? Mr. Nesbitt's school has a no late work policy. In fact, at the beginning of the school year, letters were sent home regarding the policy and parents were required to sign in to make sure that everyone was aware of the policy. Mr. Nesbitt assigned a math project that was a summative grade. Joey did not turn his in and received a zero which brought his average grade to failing. Mr. Nesbitt feels as though giving him a zero is quite harsh and wants to allow him an extra day to turn in his assignment with a 10 point penalty for turning it in late. What do you think he should do? Solution: (Rates are posted for this solution!) If the school made the parents aware of the policy, then Mr. Nesbitt would have to follow it. However, I would speak to administrators first. If Joey hasn't completed the project, then is he going to finish, knowing he won't be able to turn it in? Probably not. Will he be able to get that knowledge in any other way? If his grade is failing, will he reasonably be able to bring his grade back up? Will he have the confidence to do so? If not, will he be motivated to continue to do his work for the rest of the semester? I would definitely talk to administration about this. This policy definitely doesn't keep the student in mind and will definitely come around negatively. |
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