The rantings of a teacher who retired from the classroom but not from education.
Monday, December 04, 2006
Extra Credit
Why do kids ask for extra credit when they haven't even done the bare minimum of work that has been given to them? It never fails. The marking period ends and they all of a sudden wake up and want to do extra work to pass. I'll never convince them that extra credit for them means more work for me and I'm not willing to do it.
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I give extra credit very freely, often for absurd reasons.
As it's utterly meaningless in my class, I have no problem doing so.
In math, kids have to show knowledge by passing exams, no exceptions. I hate giving them things to do that won't count. They should just do the work they are given and then they wouldn't need extra credit.
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