Tuesday Teacher Tip
Scholarship PointsI use scholarship points which are effective for those students who value grade achievement.
Students begin each semester with 50/50 scholarship points which can be lost in increments of 5 for infractions such as tardiness, failure to submit assignments, inattention during lectures/videos, student reports, etc….whatever I choose to designate as infractions (abiding, of course, by school and parish requirements). Plagiarism can cost a student his entire scholarship point count, in addition to a “zero” on the plagiarized document.
If a student commits no infractions, the 50/50 is added into his/her points just as any other assignment. No more than 50 points can be subtracted, since teachers are not allowed to penalize students’ grades for non-academic errors, although more than 50 points can be designated as scholarship points. This practice is in line with parish and school policies.
Janice Houghes
CADDO MAGNET HIGH
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