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In this school system, teachers are not allowed to give students a zero when they do not return work. Some teachers do not agree with this policy. Thoughts?
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My former principal also implemented this same policy for students during her administration.

The positive side to this is that it gives students optimism about passing the course in case they decided they wanted to make an effort to try.

The downside to this is it gives students a false sense of reality. At the middle school level, students were receiving a grade of 50 for work that was not completed. However, that wasn't the case once they reached the high school level.

We saw many students have a difficult time transitioning at the high school level because of this policy.
 
     
     
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The suggested solution is respectful of the individual (student) Yes
The suggested solution is relevant to the case Yes
The suggested solution is reasonable (easy) for the teacher to implement Yes
The suggested solution is likely to solve the problem/issue Yes
The suggested solution is original Yes
Comments: I agree to a certain extent with this. I do not think it helps the students at all, but instead it proves to be more harmful for them. As stated in this solution it became harder for them to transition onto the high school level because they did not turn in their homework.
Rated On: October 20, 2014 12:33 am
Rated By: dePyja
 
     
     
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The suggested solution is respectful of the individual (student) Yes
The suggested solution is relevant to the case Yes
The suggested solution is reasonable (easy) for the teacher to implement Yes
The suggested solution is likely to solve the problem/issue Yes
The suggested solution is original Yes
Comments: If I were in this situation, I would do exactly this. The false sense of reality could really hurt the student in the long run. If they don't do the work, they should receive the grade of 0 that reflects what they didn't do, period.
Rated On: October 20, 2014 2:05 am
Rated By: SegaHu
 
     
     
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The suggested solution is respectful of the individual (student) Yes
The suggested solution is relevant to the case Yes
The suggested solution is reasonable (easy) for the teacher to implement Yes
The suggested solution is likely to solve the problem/issue Yes
The suggested solution is original Yes
Comments: I can see both sides.
Rated On: October 20, 2014 2:43 am
Rated By: Maryssa Kane
 
     
     
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The suggested solution is respectful of the individual (student) Yes
The suggested solution is relevant to the case Yes
The suggested solution is reasonable (easy) for the teacher to implement Yes
The suggested solution is likely to solve the problem/issue Yes
The suggested solution is original Yes
Comments: I agree, this post has good input.
Rated On: October 20, 2014 2:56 am
Rated By: Neyvis Mendoza
 
     
     
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The suggested solution is respectful of the individual (student) Yes
The suggested solution is relevant to the case Yes
The suggested solution is reasonable (easy) for the teacher to implement Yes
The suggested solution is likely to solve the problem/issue Yes
The suggested solution is original Yes
Comments: I could see how this could be a real issue.
Rated On: February 20, 2015 5:00 am
Rated By: ehaZeb
 
     
     
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The suggested solution is respectful of the individual (student) Yes
The suggested solution is relevant to the case Yes
The suggested solution is reasonable (easy) for the teacher to implement Yes
The suggested solution is likely to solve the problem/issue Yes
The suggested solution is original Yes
Comments: I agree with this solution
Rated On: February 26, 2015 3:56 pm
Rated By: Tabitha Tirado
 
     
     
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The suggested solution is respectful of the individual (student) Yes
The suggested solution is relevant to the case Yes
The suggested solution is reasonable (easy) for the teacher to implement Yes
The suggested solution is likely to solve the problem/issue Yes
The suggested solution is original Yes
Comments: I like this response, I can see both sides
Rated On: March 3, 2017 8:12 pm
Rated By: eqeJaQ
 
     
     
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The suggested solution is respectful of the individual (student) Yes
The suggested solution is relevant to the case Yes
The suggested solution is reasonable (easy) for the teacher to implement Yes
The suggested solution is likely to solve the problem/issue Yes
The suggested solution is original Yes
Comments: This solution is the best because it shows the positive and negative side to no zeros, yet lets everyone reading know that the long term effect can be worse than the idea of having to give students a zero. It can cause problems later in their schooling if they are not used to receiving zeros.
Rated On: October 10, 2017 2:55 am
Rated By: Rachel Stephens
 
     
     
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The suggested solution is respectful of the individual (student) Yes
The suggested solution is relevant to the case Yes
The suggested solution is reasonable (easy) for the teacher to implement Yes
The suggested solution is likely to solve the problem/issue Yes
The suggested solution is original Yes
Comments: easy to understand, laid out well, and i feel would work well in the classroom
Rated On: October 30, 2021 8:57 pm
Rated By: DuvuHe