Beretta92FSLady
Regular Member
Back in the day, when I went to school, I had to walk uphill.....ok, this is not one of those threads.
My daughter presented me with a paper to sign that was given to her by one of her instructors. Apparently they grade kids on assignment, effort, and participation.
back in the day, you either did the assignment or you didn't. And you either received an A for getting 10/10 correct or an F for getting a 0/10. WTF does effort have to do with the assignment? If you receive a 10/10 on your assignment then that means you put forth some effort, but what if you didn't, what if the assignment was so easy that a 10/10 was a no-brainer...than it would be assumed that you still put forth effort when you actually didn't. And then we come to participation. Participation in what, the assignment, learning, classroom discussion?
I don't give a rats-a$$ how she gets an A (as long as it is not a cheated A). All of these "effort" and "participation" grades seem ridiculous to me. I always thought "effort" and "participation" were behavioral grades, not letter grades.
What I see is Tommy, who is a good kid, but not to smart, putting forth a lot of effort, and for that effort, when he should have received a c-, received a B, because the instructor thought he tried real hard. Can anyone say grade manipulation! They send these potentially inaccurate stats to the FED's, so that they can create likely inaccurate statistics on student grades.
That's it, I am switching sides, I am a Republican...ok, maybe not. Hopefully you get what I am saying though.
My daughter presented me with a paper to sign that was given to her by one of her instructors. Apparently they grade kids on assignment, effort, and participation.
back in the day, you either did the assignment or you didn't. And you either received an A for getting 10/10 correct or an F for getting a 0/10. WTF does effort have to do with the assignment? If you receive a 10/10 on your assignment then that means you put forth some effort, but what if you didn't, what if the assignment was so easy that a 10/10 was a no-brainer...than it would be assumed that you still put forth effort when you actually didn't. And then we come to participation. Participation in what, the assignment, learning, classroom discussion?
I don't give a rats-a$$ how she gets an A (as long as it is not a cheated A). All of these "effort" and "participation" grades seem ridiculous to me. I always thought "effort" and "participation" were behavioral grades, not letter grades.
What I see is Tommy, who is a good kid, but not to smart, putting forth a lot of effort, and for that effort, when he should have received a c-, received a B, because the instructor thought he tried real hard. Can anyone say grade manipulation! They send these potentially inaccurate stats to the FED's, so that they can create likely inaccurate statistics on student grades.
That's it, I am switching sides, I am a Republican...ok, maybe not. Hopefully you get what I am saying though.