Re: Re:[tips] Where do I stand in the course? Was: Please check my paper BEFORE you grade it

2011-02-02 Thread michael sylvester
One situation that could be problematical for a student re current grade status is that of grade calculation when the prof has specified that he/she will drop the lowest score. "Yep! right now you have a C without dropping your lowest score,but if I was to drop your lowest score now, you have a

RE: Re:[tips] Where do I stand in the course? Was: Please check my paper BEFORE you grade it

2011-02-02 Thread Horton, Joseph J.
In the event that I have made myself sound overly harsh on an international forum for expecting my students to calculate their own grades . . . I work at a moderately selective school with an average SAT score of about 1250. They are mastering the educational system well. When I worked at a less