i have tried the question of the day and i have found that it works for some but the others do not seem to care
i also have a no late polcy for home work and for absences and again i find that some will do what it takes to turn in their work on time while others don't seem to care if they get a few zero's they realize that they can still scrape by if they turn enough to keep their gpa at a 75%
i agree there will always be some that are of the opinion that i am paying to go here so i am the custommer and you have to provide me with what i have paid for at my leisure
Dee, I like this!
I try to do something unexpected and fun so that the students are present are so excited about being on time they encourage the late student to be there on time. Peer pressure is such a strong motivator.
Keep up the good work!
Jane Davis
ED107 facilitator
Hi Jacalyn!
Unfortunately, some instructors have to be reminded occassionally. But students have to be reminded that it is their responsibility to take advantage of the opportunities to learn.
Keep up the good work!
Jane Davis
Ed107 facilitator
Yes, Jacalyn, no matter how hard we try, some students will continue to scrape by.
But keep up the good work!
Jane Davis
ED107 Facilitator
i stand by the door and greet them as they arrive and check that they are wearing the proper attire. when the bell rings i step away from the door and when it closes its too late they are marked late if not in the classroom, its a strict policy but it gets them into the habit of being on time so when they leave here they have some good habits about being punctual. also its not only that we train these young but also help them in getting ready to be a citizen of society
troy dries
students that are late to class are usually the ones late to work and dont last long at any job, i have worked with students out side of school and its all the same, late for school and late for work. in both cases both former students were fired.
I like your "question of the day" approach. I do something similar for my night class, when students tend to leave a little early. During the last five minutes of the class, I assign an open-note quiz, where I ask students simple questions about the concepts we discussed in class. This, I find, is a motivator for students to stay until the end of class, and it rewards students who do stay then entire class time.
As someone who has been in school awhile and attempted to juggle being a parent, a spouse, keep a full time job and go to school, I understand that sometimes choices have to be made. Sometimes being on time to a class is not the most important thing on my agenda (i.e. taking a phone call from the principal of my child's school while I am sitting in my car, but should be in class). Although education and professionalism are important. As an instructor, I believe it is important to get to know the individual, as well as take life into consideration. This being said, there should be consequences for being late (question a day is a great one) that benefit those who are punctual, and provide a consequence that is not detrimental. In addtion, the place that I teach has an attendance policy that is by the minute, so if a student is habitually tardy, it adds up on his/her cumulative attendance.
I also have a rubric, which counts timely arrival as part of their professionalism. I explain to the students that they cannot hold on to a job if they cannot make it to work on time. Since I teach a foreign language,I would like to implement the "word of the day" concept to coincide with their arrival. That is a good idea.
Hi Fortuna!
I really like you tying the classroom experience to the work experience.
Keep up the good work!
Jane Davis
ED107 Facilitator
Great idea. I experience most of the late students when a major assignment is due. I have a policy that students may not enter more than 15 minutes late without a prior phone call to me as to why they will be late. 30 minutes, the assignment is assessed a penalty.
As this module suggested intice the sudents at the beginning of the hour with a motivating group project.
I'm not sure if this is over-the-top, but I have done this a couple of times. With chronically late students, I make up an official-looking document that reads something like... This is "Students Name", I like to show up late for class, and I will eventually be showing up late for work. Do you think this will make me a good employee or student? Then I have a yes/no check box and a place for signatures. I have the student go to his future instructors and get everyone's signature. I do it in a fun way, but I do have it signed. Eventually the hint hits home and things get better, or at the very least, give a warning to the future instructors about their behavior.
I like the question of the day approach. I have found that pop quizzes covering everything from what was discussed the day before to easy topics such as important dates for the quarter works to help keep students on time.
I never mention tardiness. During the first class, I explain that I give quizzes first 30 minutes with no make-up. If a student comes in late, they either miss the quiz or get docked points. I do leave some wiggle room for emergenices, but I always verify the emergency.
So… I am the instructor for the advanced practice level for a respiratory school here in Socal. I am the last person “they see†before grad out. I run my class like a hospital. If you are late your “time card gets docked… period. This works very well for me. No one is every late. Really. If you are chronically late to your job you get fired.
In my class, once attendence is taken, I do a review for our daily quiz. It motivates the students to be on time or possibly miss out on pertinant information that may help them on the quiz and eventually on an exam.
Lari,
Great strategy to encourage those students who might be dragging a little to get to class on time.
Dr. Ryan Meers
This school's system has an automatic factor which treats tardiness/absenteeism in such a way that by simply recording the student's time discrepancies,it weighs them according to their formula and sends out warnings and disciplinary actions as needed (and notes apparent problems by frequency & event parameters).
When they're late or absent, they may not participate in any quiz or exam given and so are given a "0".
