Quote from: jimbogumbo on April 26, 2024, 12:29:53 PMQuote from: Ruralguy on April 26, 2024, 11:50:53 AMOf course its a horrible idea. But some people will call for horrible solutions knowing that its the way to get attention.
It is in my opinion a serious mistake to think that this was just a way to get attention. The GOP has a non trivial number of supporters and elected officials that want to do this and similar things as policy. I believe he and others (see my earlier post about Governor Abbott in Texas) want to and have done exactly this.
Quote from: FishProf on Today at 09:53:58 AMSame old story. Online course, all materials available on Day 1, all due next monday. Final is 40% of grade.
1/3 cannot pass, 1/3 will likely not pass, and 1/3 would have to fail the final to not pass.
Every damn semester.
I just sent out the pre-emptive "no extensions, no incompletes*" email.
*technically: no incompletes if they aren't passing at the time of the request.
Quote from: Parasaurolophus on April 28, 2024, 11:21:31 PMWell, I got the call. I'm giving too many As and failing too few students.
My numbers are very skewed by the one upper-level course I taught this year, where everyone did very well because of a generous concentration of points in low-stakes assessments--definitely too generous for a group who's actually going to regularly do the work.
But even so. Guess I have to be a hardass for the next few semesters.