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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]My kid logged in yesterday and found that an AP teacher had posted an assignment (Tuesday, during snowday), that was due 24 hours later (Wednesday, during snowday) and claimed kids not submitting by the deadline would get a zero.  At first, I assumed it was something pre-programmed top 'open' and 'close' that week but no. The instructions specifically reference that it's due during the snow days.

I assured ds that wasn't enforceable and the teacher would make accommodations later once they're back in person. But he FREAKED OUT.  He's never met the teacher (new teacher for spring semester).  And he's thinking he's going in to a new semester with a zero AT grade.

I guess the teacher is trying to set some expectations, but it's really, really bad for mental health to play such games.  I don't mind at all if a teacher assigns work this week.  I applaud it-- they'll need to cover a set of material before May; better to do some this week.  But they can't have a tight deadline when school is closed and then tell kids they'll get a harsh penalty if they weren't checking Canvas every snow day, particularly students who are new to the class and don't know the teacher's processes and expectations.

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Yeah this is ridiculous.  As a teacher, I'm probably not assigning anything during snow days and if I did, it wouldn't be a graded All Task assignment.  [/quote]

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