Comments on: Zeroes Matter http://rightwingnation.com/2008/04/01/zeroes-matter/ A little sanity in an insane blogosphere Wed, 17 Mar 2010 02:51:12 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.2.3 By: NYC Math Teacher http://rightwingnation.com/2008/04/01/zeroes-matter/#comment-115621 NYC Math Teacher Tue, 01 Apr 2008 17:02:50 +0000 http://rightwingnation.com/2008/04/01/zeroes-matter/#comment-115621 By this, my fourth year of teaching, I have had two students get zeroes on tests -- one last year and one this year (on the same test, no less: my percent unit). The test consisted of about 12 multiple choice questions and three multi-part short answer (as in show your work) questions. The students in question simply gave up on the short answer questions due to lack of knowledge. Another thing: A lot of parents whose children have poor homework records ask me if they can make up assignments. My answer is always, \"No. The assignments are due the day after receiving the assignment.\" They always accept that answer, but it still amazes me that someone would think that I would accept homework weeks late when other students did the right thing and completed it on time. By this, my fourth year of teaching, I have had two students get zeroes on tests — one last year and one this year (on the same test, no less: my percent unit). The test consisted of about 12 multiple choice questions and three multi-part short answer (as in show your work) questions. The students in question simply gave up on the short answer questions due to lack of knowledge.

Another thing: A lot of parents whose children have poor homework records ask me if they can make up assignments. My answer is always, \”No. The assignments are due the day after receiving the assignment.\” They always accept that answer, but it still amazes me that someone would think that I would accept homework weeks late when other students did the right thing and completed it on time.

]]>