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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Is it the fault of the student who gets the A without much effort that they don’t have to work as hard?  Give that student material that challenges them so they do have to work harder. [/quote]

Thanks for responding. I’ve been in this situation as a teacher, and given the student (and this was a hardworking, earnest student) the option of the harder assignment, saying I thought this was a more appropriate challenge for them. “But I can choose the easy one?” “Yes.” (relieved face)“ok, i’ll do the easier one, then.”  That student response makes sense if they’re trying to maximize the grades they get in all their classes, plus their sports performance and sleep.

I don’t really feel like I can say, “No, you have to do the harder one.” B/c then they might say, is that policy in the course syllabus? Are other teachers doing that?

If I do assign the harder assignment to the more advanced student, and penalize them in some way for not accepting the harder one, then aren’t I grading growth/effort? [/quote]

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