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Hi Eugene,
You haven't yet, but it will happen. Have a plan in place before it happens.
Patricia
Hello Rick,
You are being very fair about accepting late work. You must have rules in place, otherwise there is no structure.
Patricia
I teach a music composition course. It is a project based class, so there is a project almost every week due the next week. Every week a project is late it receive's 5% off the earned grade. Projects from week 1-4 are not accepted after Mid-term and a grade of Zero is recorded. I have found that this works pretty well with this class. RB
Thanks I will remember this and maybe change and handle case by case. I usually have not had a problem with students meeting deadlines.
Hi Eugene,
You are being realistic. I will not publicly announce the extension. I will deal with extensions on a one-on-one basis.
Patricia
I also deduct points for exceeding the time line, but always understand something can happen and family always comes first.
The real world may have deadlines, but there is always a back up plan in case something comes up. So giving a student a guide line of when homework or projects are to be turned in good but always allow for the unpredictable. When I give one week and then state if ill or something happens extend one more week.
Hello Jimmy,
Flexibilty is important, however you have to use your own discretion as to when it is too much flexibility. Each instructor is different.
Patricia
Hi Michelle,
I understand! In a situation like this you should have very strict rules, otherwise things will really get out of hands.
Patricia
I will add that while it may seem a bit unforgiving, our class structure is unusual. Large classes, multiple subjects and no breaks during our day, if you have 35 students in 2 or 3 subjects and you start to allow late work you get burried in paperwork. we start new blocks of classes every 6 weeks and teach years round, like being on a treadmill sometimes. My policy arrose out of necessity.
Hello Dee Dee,
No it is not too harsh. Students need to learn how to meet deadlines. There are deadlines in life both personally and professionally.
Patricia
Hi Kym,
Yes, it is something to get use to. How nice of you. I am sure your freshmen appreciated that.
Patricia
I do not think this is too harsh. It certainly prepares students for real life. It is also a fair way of approaching grading. Many students work hard for their grades, and should be rewarded for it!
I do allow late work, however, I penalize based on the number of class periods the assignment is late.
Hi, Michelle-
I like your "free of charge" policy. I do this with my students as well, as long as they submit more than 24 hours early. If they do, I allow them to make amendments and re-submit, provided it is still in by the deadline.
However, on the late policy, I allow them one late task without penalty, as long as it is in within a reasonable time period, say, a few days. I do NOT announce this. Sometimes things happen, even in the real world, that prevent us from being punctual. For instance, what would happen if you had a report due at a specified time, and the whole server (or even just your PC), went down just when you were trying to print? Even if you had begun work on the report days ahead of time, it just might not be feasible to meet the deadline.
I like the idea, however I decided to give my freshmen students half a term to get with the program. In the middle of the term I gave them a date that they could turn in any missed assignment but let them know that that was a one time reprieve. There were no more opportunities to make up work after that. I felt that that gave them an opportunity to get with the flow of college life without suffering too badly. It is a whole new way of doing business.
I agree with Michelle...as educators, we should be understanding that life happens. We want the students to feel comfortable in the educational setting without letting them feel that they can do whatever they want...it's a happy mixture.
Hi John,
I like your phiolosphy, and I also like how you look out for your students at the end for work that has been submitted. I do the same thing. :-)
Hello Kasey,
You mentioned that there is a late policy. If there is a late policy, it should be etched in stone. Policies are meant to be followed and enforced.
Patricia
We have a very defined late policy where I work. Students are not allowed to turn in any assignment late under any circumstance. I find that this policy can be a little harsh as even students have things happen in their life that are out of their control. I like the idea of having a late policy so that you do not penalize the student who does make the effort. However, I think the policy needs to be set in stone. That way the instructor is not put in the position of deciding if one student's excuse is valid while anothers is not.