Anonymous wrote:I remember in teacher school the suggestion was to have two turn in bins: 1 labeled “On time work you’d like graded on time” and “late work that you would like graded late”.

My favorite is when the kids start pestering me. “My dad won’t let me have my Xbox back as long as your gradebook still says I’m missing assignment X. When will you have it graded?” Oh child…

Once I had a student said asked me to grade her project the same day she turned it in late.......

I remember in teacher school the suggestion was to have two turn in bins: 1 labeled “On time work you’d like graded on time” and “late work that you would like graded late”.

My favorite is when the kids start pestering me. “My dad won’t let me have my Xbox back as long as your gradebook still says I’m missing assignment X. When will you have it graded?” Oh child…

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Anonymous wrote:Your teacher will have a specific process and grading for missing assignments they have discussed with your kid and shared in the syllabus or elsewhere on Schoology. Some specify the window of time they will accept late work. Late work typically goes to the end of the grading queue out of fairness so it will take the longest to change.

This!

Some teachers also don't accept late work for a full two weeks after the due date, especially depending on the assignment. As long as the expectations are clearly stated in the syllabus/on Schoology, the teacher doesn't have to five a full two weeks.

Late work is literally the last thing I grade. When there are 150 kids and I have 5-10 of one assignment (x10 assignments), I wait until I have a few free hours and grade ALL the late work at the same time.

+1. I try to grade work submitted on time in a very timely manner. I plan to spend my weekend grading if I’ve had a large assignment submitted to me that week. I have 148 students this year—if work gets submitted late, it goes to the back of the line and it takes me longer to get to. It’s just the reality of large class sizes and limited grading time.

Unless your child has a 504 or an IEP with specific provisions, there is no excuse for him to hand in work late. Moreover, it takes a lot of gall to expect the teacher to grade a assignment “in a timely manner” when your child showed such blatant disregard for the teacher’s time and deadlines.

Administrators require teachers in the name of “equity” to grade late work but these “hand it in whenever” policies are implemented for reasons of self interest only - administrators want to pump up their grades and graduation statistics to promote their own careers. We are not helping children with these policies.

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Your teacher will have a specific process and grading for missing assignments they have discussed with your kid and shared in the syllabus or elsewhere on Schoology. Some specify the window of time they will accept late work. Late work typically goes to the end of the grading queue out of fairness so it will take the longest to change.

This!

Some teachers also don't accept late work for a full two weeks after the due date, especially depending on the assignment. As long as the expectations are clearly stated in the syllabus/on Schoology, the teacher doesn't have to five a full two weeks.

Late work is literally the last thing I grade. When there are 150 kids and I have 5-10 of one assignment (x10 assignments), I wait until I have a few free hours and grade ALL the late work at the same time.

Anonymous wrote:Your teacher will have a specific process and grading for missing assignments they have discussed with your kid and shared in the syllabus or elsewhere on Schoology. Some specify the window of time they will accept late work. Late work typically goes to the end of the grading queue out of fairness so it will take the longest to change.

This!

Some teachers also don't accept late work for a full two weeks after the due date, especially depending on the assignment. As long as the expectations are clearly stated in the syllabus/on Schoology, the teacher doesn't have to five a full two weeks.

Your teacher will have a specific process and grading for missing assignments they have discussed with your kid and shared in the syllabus or elsewhere on Schoology. Some specify the window of time they will accept late work. Late work typically goes to the end of the grading queue out of fairness so it will take the longest to change.

Do you believe your kid? If not, send a mail to the teacher saying "to encourage accountability" you'd like to confirm that your child has, indeed, submitted those assignments.

If you believe your kid, the teacher likely hasn't upgraded the grade book. Your child will need to keep track of what was turned in and follow up with the teacher well BEFORE the end of the quarter.

Most teachers have late work forms or procedures so they know it has been turned in late. They don’t go hunting for it. Look at the syllabus if not clear have YOUR CHILD write a nice email.

Anonymous wrote:My 7th grader sometimes forgets to submit completed classwork and homework. I look at SIS once a week, see the missing assignments with 50% grade and get on his case. He has summited all the missing assignments within 2 weeks of due date but the grades for those assignments stay at 50%. Is this how it works?

Teacher prob hasn’t had time to regrade it. I check SIS daily now to stay on top of it all.

talk to your child

My 7th grader sometimes forgets to submit completed classwork and homework. I look at SIS once a week, see the missing assignments with 50% grade and get on his case. He has summited all the missing assignments within 2 weeks of due date but the grades for those assignments stay at 50%. Is this how it works?