Hello,
What do you do in a situation when a student has missed 25% of the class and has completed only one assignment... now it is close to finals day (two class periods away) and this student is trying to work his/her tail off to complete the assignments, understand the material and pass the course. I feel that if I allow this student to just squeak by in the end, it is not teaching them "real" lessons of life. What do you think?