Hey, Michael -- If you aren't going to tell them until the end, why tell them at all? I guess I'm not sure what purpose it serves if they don't know about it. It seems that it's only going to raise grades (and it will raise them a lot), but not really do anything for the students while the class is going on.
In large classes I typically drop a low exam grade to account for missed exams (no make-ups), and more important, to lend some measure of hope (and effectively give another chance) to the occasional student who completely hoses one. m -----Original Message----- From: michael sylvester [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Tuesday, September 20, 2005 1:17 PM To: Teaching in the Psychological Sciences Subject: Say it now or wait? I have plans to drop the lowest score of students for one of my classes.But I do no want to tell them now.I will wait till after the last exam to tell them. Comments unvited. Michael Sylvester,PhD Daytona Beach,Florida --- You are currently subscribed to tips as: archive@jab.org To unsubscribe send a blank email to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
