Talk:Foundations and Assessment of Education/Edition 1/Foundations Table of Contents/Chapter 14/14.4.1

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(Please post your Reader Responses below this line and make sure to include your four tilde) This was a great article to read. The author did a great job of explaining and discussing a lot of different theories and what opinions are out there. I definitely feel that we should get rid of zeros. I liked how this article really just introduced a lot of great information. Sston008 (talk) 01:11, 10 August 2009 (UTC)

I really enjoyed reading this article and found the information very interesting! I remember back when I was in school fearing a missed assnment or homework because of the impact of a zero on your grade. Fortunately I was never in the situation where I got a zero but I saw how other students were affected by the grading system. I love the idea of getting rid of the zero and I think that this article does a great job of explaining why! There are so many advantages of not using a zero in the grading scale and it doesnt make any sense to me why it should still be used! Khedl002 (talk) 00:15, 10 August 2009 (UTC)khedl002

I loved this article. The ideas presented in this article are both great ones. I definitely agree that zeros should not be given because of the negatives effects they can have. There are so many reasons other than being lazy that a student would not complete an assignment. Their home environment or poverty to name a couple. If they have no support at home or the means to finish homework or other projects it seems unfair to give these students a zero. There are so many divorce kids, latch-key kids, and even homeless kids who may not have the means to complete work outside of school. I believe there needs to be some different teaching strategies in this case such as: homework in class, cooperative learning, and personal/teacher support. Allowing times at school for students to complete assignments when needed I think is a good idea. Aferg006 (talk) 03:08, 8 August 2009 (UTC)

Ah, the dreadead zero. The cause of more academic drama than the report card itself. I think that the two alternatives presented by the author are great ideas. However, I would like to share my personal experience with a "working lunch." During my year teaching 4th grade, we allowed students to make-up or complete assignments during lunch. All was well until the local school board member's child was caught pulling a working lunch. The drama ensued and, needless to say, that concept was eliminated. This was because she not only complained to the principal, but the entire school board and superintendant. Her child was "humiliated" and "lunch was a time to eat and de-stress and talk to your friends." ( She also thought children were to talk freely in class...we emphasized being quiet too much.) The 4th grade teachers thought it was effective and eliminated the need to assign zeros for incomplete assignments. Oh well. By the way, the child in question was given a zero (luckily not by me). Acrow005 (talk) 19:05, 6 August 2009 (UTC)

I thought this was an excellent article and showed exactly why "zeros" are not productive. A "working lunch" is a great way for students to take responsibility for doing their work. I think they should have a small penalty for turning in the work late, such as an automatic 5 point loss on the assignment, but few students will want to spend much time making up school work during their free time in the school day. 97.80.242.214 (talk) 23:41, 7 August 2009 (UTC) Sciaston (talk) 23:17, 7 September 2009 (UTC)

I am in favor of the no-zero policy. School should be about learning not what grades a student gets. I like the working lunch as a positive punishment, the student learns the doing is as important as learning. Mlipl001 (talk) 02:11, 9 August 2009 (UTC)

I agree with the no-zero policy also. Student should learn that there is not an "easy" way out. They should want to learn and complete assignments and I think that this would help increase that. Alucy001 (talk) 02:45, 10 August 2009 (UTC)