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"Every student doesn't have the same opportunities for success. As such, some are going to take more resources to get them to where they need to be and have to work harder than everybody else..."
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FAQs (Frequently Asked Questions)
assignment, reading your textbook and seeking help during the "Math Hour."
the period.
gone. Late assignments due to excused absences must have an "absent work slip" stapled to the papers in order to be accepted.
be taken immediately. You may be given an alternate version of the test/quiz at the teacher’s discretion. Make-up tests/quizzes will be given after school. See me to make an appointment.
How important is it for a football player to attend practice? How important is it for a performing musician to practice? Completing your homework means that the work is shown and you understand the concepts well enough to do similar problems. This is your time to learn (and practice!) and will better ensure success. Extra Credit While make-up work applies to one assignment done instead of another assignment, extra credit normally means assignments done in addition to the assignments listed in the syllabus. This is typically requested because a student is dissatisfied with the prospects of the final grade and is looking for a way to improve it. I don't give extra credit for a simple but important reason: grading is qualitative, not quantitative. If it is my evaluation that a student has done B-level work over the course of three months, then doing more B work doesn't somehow turn the grade into an A. If the student does better work on the extra credit, this merely means the student was afforded more chances than the rest of the students, which is patently unfair. In any case, such a result is rare. Usually, the work is of roughly the same quality. Extra credit invites students to think of the grade as a reflection of effort rather than as a reflection of accomplishment. To encourage students to think this way would be a disservice to the students and an abrogation of my responsibilities as a teacher. As always, this particular method may be appropriate in other subjects with other teachers, but it is not in my classes. Every student will pass the class just like every other student: through hard work—consistently doing the homework, classwork, religiously studying the lessons/notes, and through passing the quizzes/tests/exams. Passing math takes work and sacrifice of your time. But once you make the decision to be successful and develop a plan to get the results you want and follow that plan, failure is impossible. |