I agree that students should be held responsible for their actions. We as educators are trying to get the student ready for the work place. Having time frames for assignments is teaching them responsibility and is as important as teaching the subject of the field they are entering. Also if you give one student a break on being late it is not fair to everyone else who handed the work in on time.
Hi Les,
Consistency/Fairness are key. You're right, what you do for one you should do for all. Students talk to each other.
Patricia
First would be a private meeting with the student.
Second violation should require written warning, which should be forwarded to the program director. In addition, this warning should have an improvement plan.
Third violation should require a meeting with the respective program director
The consistency not only replicates the demands of a professional work place but also demonstrates to the learners that policies are strictly followed, this yields consistency, security and faith that organizational values are upheld.
Hi Katie,
Consistency is key! Everyone becomes frustrated when there is no structure.
Patricia
Hi,
I agree with the majority of the methods for handling late assignments. In my educational facility, each instructor sets their own standard. This does make it somewhat difficult, especially when more than one instructor has the same student.
In my classroom, late work can be handed in the same week of the missed class. If it is not handed in that week, it is not accepted. This gives the student up to 5 days to complete the assignment, if the class was missed. If the student attended class and didn't turn in the assignment, I deduct 20 points.
I agree, most students want to do well, and will respond positively to the assignment deadlines; however there are some students who will test the waters.
As professionals, we must set the standard high for our students, even with responding to our students. If we expect our students to uphold our deadlines, we must be available to respond in a timely manner, as well.
Do you think that it takes teaching the course once to show you what unanticipated issues may come up? For example, you can put items in your syllabus that maps out the requirements, such as late homework, and what the consequences will be if they do not comply. However, there are issues that you may not have conceived of happening.
I agree with this, as well. It helps to set high standards for students in school as well as later, at work.
I explain to the students that homework assignments make up a great portion of their total grade. Yes i do deduct points daily from their total grade. I also let the student compare
the grade they would have gotten, if the assignment had been on time, to the grade they received by the assignment being late. This seems to help with this issue.
Hi PATRICIA,
I agree! When students can actually see both grades, and they receive the lower of the two. This serves as a great wake up call.
Patricia Scales
I have found that personally contacting them, when I can, is the best method. There have been countless times, when a student says, "I have never had a teacher take this much personal interest in me."
There are several ways you can do this without giving your own personal information to them. One method - Open a GoogleVoice account. You can text (they LOVE that) and call them - for free!
If they know you care, and they have a personal connection with you, they seem to feel more accountable.
