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Originally Posted by FlamesFanStrandedInEDM
The No Zero Policy is not based on "entitlement" but based on accurate assessment. It is not independantly adopted in Edmonton, but widespread across the world. The concept behind it is that a Zero does not accurately assess what the student does or doesn't know. It just reflects that a student did not complete his/her work. Teachers are responsible to grade according to the Alberta Curriculum and how well they know the material. The Social Studies curriculum does not state:
"The student will understand the effects of Globalization on developing countries by Friday April 12th"
It states just that they know the material by the conclusion of the course. Rarely does a student know 0% of the curriculum.
It makes the teacher's job much more difficult, but instead of zeros, student's are given incompletes. It does not necessarily let students off the hook altogether, but for High School, if a student has too many incompletes by the end of the course, they will have to retake the course. They are not automatically passed through onto the next level with these incompletes.
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These students got zeros on their assignments that were not turned in, not as a final grade for class.
I guess if one of these geniuses shows up at my house this summer to cut the grass, and then doesn't actually cut it, I should pay him anyway. He knows how to cut it, and maybe knows what colour grass is, and what makes it grow so that's fair. Maybe I'll just give him 80% of the money since he did cut the grass of the neighbor across the street.