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[quote=Anonymous]As an educator and a parent, I sympathize with both sides.  Real-time grades give both parents and students only a partial snapshot of how a student is doing, and students in particular can be misled by thinking they have X grade in a course, when in fact a high-stakes test or paper is not included or has not happened yet.

Unified system-wide learning-management systems (LMSs) like Canvas can be powerful, but sometimes a different medium (like pen-and-paper) or a different environment (like Google Classroom) is better for a certain assignment or for the students themselves.  And while there are some situations where LMSs can enhance efficiency, there are certain kinds of work where setting up the project or exam in the digital environment can be immensely time-consuming.  At my institution we are being strongly encouraged to use our LMS, but I am very grateful that right now it is not the only acceptable way to assess or grade.

All of which is to say that I completely get it when my DCs do work outside of Canvas.  I'm fine with that and don't track individual assignments.  When I get an email that contains a surprisingly low grade, I require DCs to take responsibility for understanding why the grade is low (is it missing?  was the work subpar?) and to work to remedy it.[/quote]

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