Saturday, April 12, 2008

Fair Isn't Always Equal Chapter 10

Not all students learn at the same pace, and some may need to do the work more than once before they master the material. For this reason, teachers should allow students to redo work. The teacher should make it clear that work may be redone at her discretion, and that students will not always be allowed to redo their work. Teachers should also require parents to sign the original work so they are aware the student is redoing it. The student needs to know exactly what the expectations are. The only time students should not be allowed to redo work is during the last week of the grading period because the teacher already has enough to grade without having to grade redone work as well.

When grading redone work, the teacher should allow the student to earn the full grade. Only allowing the student to earn up to a B, or averaging the two grades together punishes the student for not learning at the same pace as the rest of the class and may discourage that student in the future. If a student is always asking to redo work, the teacher should find out why and find alternative aid for that student if necessary.

Since education is about learning, not about getting everything right on the first try, allowing students to redo work is a good idea. There should be specific requirements for redoing work so that students do not ignore an assignment because they know they can just redo it. Teachers should allow students to redo work on a case by case basis, using what they know about that student to determine if he or she should be allowed to redo the work.

11 comments:

JessLynn88 said...

wow catherine! your first link was really informative, and it is a site i will definitely come back to!

great job!

BethanyM1 said...

Catherine, your first link has a lot of helpful information on it. I plan on taking the time to read the whole article!

Tristan said...

Your second link is really good. Parents are important to keep informed and to work with.

NickSaidThis said...

i liked that you made sure to link topics regarding parents. it is important for parents to be involved with their students work in school.

JuliaB said...

I like the link about parents and getting them more involved. Parents are probably what scares me most about teaching

Becca311 said...

I like the second link, I think that it is very important to get parents involved. Parents are such a great way to motivate students. They are such a big part of their lives and their motivation.

KaseyMG said...

I liked your second link. Parents are obviously going to be a pain sometimes, this is a nice little blurb on how to deal with them.

Derek Carroll said...

I really liked the second link, it addresses a touchy issue. Great Find

John117 said...

I liked the link on asking parents for help. It was useful because parents are often a big issue for teachers.

Jason Aceto said...

The suggestions for working with parents was great.
Awesome stuff.
jason

BrennaJade said...

I really liked the parents involvement website. I think it is very important to have the parents involved. Even in high school

Brenna