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I'm a Northern Girl
Let's take an example.
Let's say you have a policy that if a paper is turned in one day late the student loses three points; if later than that the student loses half a grade.
Let's say that Sally, Chris and Joe all turn in their last paper of the year two days late and they all lose half a grade. Sally Chris and Joe have been treated the same.
Now, let's throw something more into the mix.
Sally has turned in every paper late all year and is a careless student overall with a C minus. Chris turned in one paper late early in the year; Chris is a single mother who works full time and is taking a full load this semester in an attempt to better her job prospects; she has a B average. Joe has never turned in a paper late all year; he is an A student; the night before the paper was due he was up all night when his son had to be taken to the emergency room.
Are you going to treat all three students the same?
Let's say you have a policy that if a paper is turned in one day late the student loses three points; if later than that the student loses half a grade.
Let's say that Sally, Chris and Joe all turn in their last paper of the year two days late and they all lose half a grade. Sally Chris and Joe have been treated the same.
Now, let's throw something more into the mix.
Sally has turned in every paper late all year and is a careless student overall with a C minus. Chris turned in one paper late early in the year; Chris is a single mother who works full time and is taking a full load this semester in an attempt to better her job prospects; she has a B average. Joe has never turned in a paper late all year; he is an A student; the night before the paper was due he was up all night when his son had to be taken to the emergency room.
Are you going to treat all three students the same?