[etni] An etni poll I'd like to see

Let's say for G module that your yearly grade is meant to be comprised of
50% 'matconet' exam marks
20% classwork, homework, quizzes
10% attendance
20% literature portfolio/test marks
Next, let's say you have a student who attended about 70% of the lessons this semester, did virtually NO homework, took NONE of the quizzes, had NO portfolio and didn't sit for the literature exam. On 'matconet' exams he averages about a 75. 

What yearly grade would you give him and why?
a) 45 or lower because he hasn't met the requirements and I go by the book. b) 57-ish or my school's equivalent of the lowest passing grade as I want to stay close to my proposed plan but I don't want to hurt the poor boy who is, after all, about to go into the army and will have a hard enough life without his English teacher being so strict. c) In the neighborhood of 75 because that is what he'll get on the test and I don't want a letter reprimanding me for a large gap or endangering my school's ability to give 'magen' grades. d) In the neighborhood of 85 because my class's grades reflect on my teaching and I don't want to lower the class average 
e)      Other _____________
I know of actual teachers from different schools who have given each of the answers from "a" to "d" and I've heard a few 'other' responses. Perhaps worse, I know of different teachers from within the same staff of the same school who responded differently. 


Anonymous


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