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[quote=Anonymous]OP, I am a parent and a high school teacher. Here is my two cents.

I think you are an educator first. You have to think about the population that you serve and what kind of world they are likely to enter. I think the answer to your question likely lies somewhere in the middle if you are teaching college students.

In my high school, many of my students go to community college or trade school. Only a few go on to four year college right out of high school. I am more lenient with deadlines because that is what my students need. I am still trying to convince them that education is worth their time. There are so many distractions in their world. It is difficult for them to see that more education will make it easier for them to earn more as adults.

I don't know what you are teaching, but I will assume that it is a topic area with application in the broader employment market. Where do your students fall in terms of ability to finish in four years? What type of employment or graduate education are they likely preparing for? Are they freshman or seniors? All of these details will be important in figuring out where to fall on the strict/lenient deadline continuum.

It's good to hear that as a college professor, you think about what your students will need in the future. I hope your colleagues do, too.[/quote]

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