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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Does giving extra assignments to get bonus points count as inflation too? I’m not familiar with schools here or in the US generally (my child is still in K), but I’ve heard of private schools outside of the DMV doing this.[/quote]

My policy, and that of the other teachers at the independent where I teach, is no—extra credit does not exist. Whenever I am asked by a student or parent about extra credit to raise a grade, I reply (in kind and firm terms—less blunt than I will put here) that I have given many opportunities for credit throughout the semester/trimester, and those opportunities are what counts.[/quote]

What are the extra-credit opportunities that you give. I am genuinely asking so that I can let my child be more aware.[/quote]

Hi there! Sorry others were unkind about your question. I don’t offer any extra credit. I can speak for teachers at my school—we generally don’t. Instead we ask kids to focus on the work we assign. If kids have extra time beyond the regular schoolwork, which is already significant (and sufficient to provide the growth they need academically), they should put it into activities that bring them joy and grow them in other ways. That’s my philosophy, anyway.

I don’t allow kids to really drop in my class without significant intervention. A student getting a C- or below is already being offered support and individual attention. But a student earning a B asking for extra credit is just pursuing a grade—their time is better spent focusing on the work at hand and improving that way. If it’s the end of the trimester and they’re suddenly all about improving their grade…that’s a lesson learned in and of itself.[/quote]
What school are you at? Our big 3 doesn’t even let the kid know if they are at a C- let alone provide support or intervention![/quote]

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