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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]50% is an F. An F is an F. Is an F.

you want to demand some kind of Super F?[/quote]

No it isn’t. A 50% inflates the students GPA. If a student doesn’t show up to class and does absolutely nothing the entire year that student deserves a zero.[/quote]

Agreed. As it is, the student could rip the test in half in front of the teacher and throw it in the trash and would still get a 50. [/quote]

That would be a disciplinary matter, and should be addressed as such. Having a minimum score of 50 is just math, no different than how each section of the SAT has a minimum score of 200. Not every scale has to go to zero to be useful. [/quote]

Except it wouldn't be a disciplinary matter. Maybe, MAYBE a dean would talk the kid about his/her "feelings" and ask them not to do it again, but that's it. [/quote]

The kid will come back with candy, too. There’s no disciplinary action anymore.

Students know how to play the system. Plenty of students are only going to reach for the bar you set, and they won’t go a millimeter further. I’ve worked with many students who have realized they can submit almost empty papers for their 50%. They then do a 70% job on one big assignment at the end of the quarter and end up passing. In truth, they worked about 2 hours total all quarter and spent the rest of their time on their phone. (No consequences for that allowed, either.)

Imagine if we raised the bar a bit. This child will now be motivated to do a bit more.

50% minimums encourage students’ low expectations of themselves. That’s all.

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