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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Can I ask a dumb question?  Are professors no longer allowed to use class participation as part of a grade?

I took many classes where class participation was like 10% of the grade.  Now, not every kid was called in every class, but it was enough of a stick that few skipped the class and most paid attention.

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Not a professor but my DC was dinged by attending every weekly discussion session with the TA but not saying anything - it was 10% of grade and the TA gave them a very low grade on that portion.  They had thought they were on track for an A based on very high test scores....not so much....maybe they learned it has consequences? Hard to say (I hope so).  I think some of their other classes had TA's that were just happy for students to attend those sessions vs speaking and attending.[/quote]

It is called a “discussion session” so yeah, you are supposed to speak up.

Plus , kids often don’t talk because they have not done the reading.

Sounds like your kid is the “check the box“ type (not truly engaging with the material). That is not uncommon, but it is not A level work.[/quote]

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