Late assignments
Students should be responsible for a time line in being expected to turn the assignment by the time required. The real world has no excuses for TARDIES!
Hi Sonia,
You are right! Students need to be held to deadlines or else.
Patricia Scales
I for one believe that there is no excuses for late work if you know of your absence in advance turn in your work in advance. I want to stress the importance of professionalism and letting students know the kind of behaviors that will not be tolerated in the work place. Allowing for late work is just enabling them to not strive to be their best. You are not doing anyone any favors if you are not properly preparing them for the real world.
Hi Krista,
Nicely stated! I can tell you do a fine job with preparing your students for the real world.
Patricia Scales
Late assignments are constantly being addressed and must be adhered too by the student. As an instructor, holding the students accountable is imperative. In the workforce, there are no excuses for lack or insufficiency.
You have to hold students accountable, so they can learn responsibility in their jobs. No excuses on the job so it should start in the classrooms.
Hi Dahlia,
You are on point! Employers are not going to tolerate any type of slackness in the workplace. The employees time will be short lived if they are not up to par.
Patricia Scales
Hi Julie,
I concur! We have to help mold our students into becoming valuable employees in all areas.
Patricia Scales
It should be up to each instructor whether or not they will accept late work or not
Hi Pam,
I agree! This is where academic freedom comes into play.
Patricia Scales
Yes, that is right. The students should be held accountable for their actions at all times. All assignments should have a deadline. If a student does not meet the deadline by submitting a late assignment, he or she should be penalized for it. The best way to penalize a student on a late assignment is by taking out points from the assignment grade. The Instructor has to be consistent when penalizing the students.
Hi Joey,
I concur! Consistency is key! Students must realize that deadlines must be adhered to or else.
Patricia Scales
I agree. My students are given a due date and told that they will be docked points if the assignment is late.
Hi Frank,
Students need to be held accountable for their work and penalized accordingly if deadlines are not met. In the real world deadlines are crucial.
Patricia Scales
I feel late work should be accepted with point deduction.
Hi Rich,
Your students should appreciate you implementing this practice. There are a lot of instructors that will not take late work.
Patricia Scales
I agree with you. We are very strict about our students handing in late work if they do, ten points is deducted each day.
Hi Tammy,
Late work needs to be a strict policy, simply because this type of behavior is not going to be tolerated in the workplace.
Patricia Scales
What can be done by instructors with students that are constantly late? Also, what if you, for example, grade HW on a day when the student is absent? How would you justify giving the student that missed class a grade?
Hi John,
You can have very simple quizzes at the top of the hour to encourage students to get to class on time. If the student misses the quiz they get a 0. You can make the quiz very simple so that the ones who are there on time can get an easy 100. You can also implement an attendance and participation grade.
Patricia Scales
