Home | How It Works | Stats Login | Register         Case: Is it OK to deduct points for a late assignment? I've been teaching high school for a while and deducted 10 points a day on major assignments without a thought, but a couple of years ago my Principal challenged my thinking. What are we actually deducting points for ... or, rather, what do the points of our assignments actually stand for? If they stand for mastery and mastery is proven, then how can we deduct points for it being late? There are no standards that measure timeliness. How can you still get work turned in on time if there is no penalty? Solution: (Rates are posted for this solution!) Yes you do need to set boudaries, but each sitution is different to why the student may be late turning it in. Do suffer a loss of pay when we are late? There are other ways to assess students also other than the point system. Totally agree I can see both sides of this!