>K Jung wrote on 12/21 2:51 PM >>>
>I was astonished to find that approximately 50% of the faculty
>here award "W's" (withdrawals) to those students who have
>earned an F in the class. The rationale goes something like this:
>"F's are punitive." "Students will be prevented from going on
>with an F on their transcripts." "This is a community college, therefore
>we are more student-centered."
>
Then Mike Kane wrote:
>SHOULDN'T an F be "punitive" if, after all, we're trying to
>decrease the behaviors that lead to that grade? I see
>nothing "student-centered" about not holding students
>responsible for their actions, work, study habits, etc.
>
>The time for being student-centered is in doing everything
>you can to help them learn the material so that they don't fail.
>What the student does with your availability/help is up to him
>or her.
>
>Best,
>
>Mike
>
I'm with Mike. Unless the prof is a monster, I believe that a student really
has to go out of their way to flunk low level courses, and if they do, then
they should have to live with the consequences.
People are ranting about inflated grades, the decreased value of a college
degree, ill prepared college graduates, etc.
It's up to us to hold the line on academic standards.
Rip
Rip Pisacreta, Ph.D.
Professor, Psychology,
Ferris State University
Big Rapids, MI 49307
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