Should students get credit for work not handed in?
When several students did not turn in their assignments, a teacher in Florida, Diana Tirado said she found out about a âno zerosâ policy, in which the lowest possible grade allowed to be given is 50 percent.
The policy is reflected in the student and parent handbook, Tirado said.
After being fired Diane wrote a message on her white board saying, "Bye, kids. Mrs. Tirado loves you and wishes you the best in life! I have been fired for refusing to give you a 50% for not handing anything in."
"You were right about not giving people 50s, because why would you give them half credit for doing nothing?" a student wrote.
Tirado hopes her actions will motivate policy change and says she was told never to give a student a zero.
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