Late Assignments
Students that are absent on the day that assignments are due must turn in that assignment the next time that they are in class. If they do not, they receive a "0".
I had issues with work being turned in late and accepted it without penality, work was always being turned in late which put me at the disadvantage of grading papers late. I now place a 10% penality for work turned in late and there are little to no issues with turning in the assignments. Of course, there are always some with legitimate reasons which are weighed individuality.
I agree. i always give one last opportunity to send assignments electronically if students are not present the day the assignment is due. however, they need to bring the paper the next day they are present
Hi Angela,
I see your point, but the student should at least lose some points for turning the assignment in late. We have to discourage students from being absent; they need to think twice about being absent. Some absences are legitimate, others are not.
Patricia
Students who receive the assignment and who are absent when the assignment is do should be required to turn the assignment in the next time they attend class. I don't think they should receive a "0" the first time, but maybe each subsequent time.
Hi June,
Putting it on the syllabus is not a bad idea. When it is in writing students can not say they did not know. The syllabus can be used as a saving grace.
Patricia
I think you should put it in the syllabus, as well as the first day of the new mod, letting the students know about late assignments.
I do think it is important to have a time line. I slos think having a weekly reminder about assignments is important because many students have jobs and families.
I insist that I am open to receiving late work if the student has communicated to me immediately of any issue that may compromsise he/her ability to meet the deadline. If the student contacts me I may waive the late penalty otherwise, the penalty stands.
I've always felt consistancy is key. Have a policy and stick to it. Students are smart enough to figure out where they can get a away with something. They will be very quick to point out you let "johnny" turn his asssignment in late for whatever reason. Start making exceptions and things can snowball on you. Then it becomes hard to enforce your own rules. Always best to stick to your stated rules. They may not like it, but they cannot argue successfully that you are being unfair.
It is a definate sign if the student is absent on the day an assignment is due. There is often dread of not getting the work done so they do not show up.
I feel that there are two potential policies at work here, attendance and completion of assignments. The work will be late, and they are not present for the material being presented that day. What if it is for a presentation in class?
I let my students know that I will only take late work/assigments, the day they return to school, no exceptions.
I have learned that you must have a policy for late assignments in order to keep the students on track and to ensure that everyone is treated fairly. I do mention to students that meeting time lines in the business world is important. However, I also like to ensure that we get through as much material as possible because we only have 12 weeks. It is important that we stay on track for their benefit.
In the school setting in which I teach, I enforce a much stricter policy for turning in work when a student is out. If the student does not notify me the day they are out or before they miss a day, the only way a student can make up the work is if they have a doctors note or some form of documentation for the time missed.
I require that absent students turn in work on their first day back to school, not just to my class because sometimes they only have my class once a week. If it is not turned in on the day that they return, they lose 10% per class day.
