Home | How It Works | Stats Login | Register         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!) Absolutely he should allow him to. A grade is measure of what standards the child has learned. Giving them a zero will fail the child, but that grade may not reflect if they met the standard or not. Let him do the work and see if he knows the material.