05-31-2012, 05:15 PM
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Edmonton teacher suspended for giving zero's
I read this earlier today and still can't believe it.
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An Edmonton high school teacher says he has been suspended for giving students zeros on uncompleted assignments or exams.
Lynden Dorval, a physics teacher at Ross Sheppard High School, has been giving the mark for work that wasn't handed in or tests not taken even though it goes against the school's "no-zero" policy.
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Read more: http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/edmont...-sheppard.html
And this response from a student:
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"If students show up they deserve a minimum mark. A zero seems a bit extreme."
—Cindy Smith, Grade 11
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05-31-2012, 05:19 PM
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are the kids too obese to complete the tests/projects?
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05-31-2012, 05:19 PM
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Why doesn't the guy just give them 1%? It's not like that would make a difference. It's practically giving them a zero while circumventing the stupid policy.
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05-31-2012, 05:19 PM
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Just give them a 1. everyone is happy.
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05-31-2012, 05:23 PM
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so you would give a zero to a student who has incompleted assignments?
the definition of "incomplete" also includes partially complete
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05-31-2012, 05:25 PM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Larry MacDonald
so you would give a zero to a student who has incompleted assignments?
the definition of "incomplete" also includes partially complete
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Lynden Dorval, a physics teacher at Ross Sheppard High School, has been giving the mark for work that wasn't handed in or tests not taken
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not if they don't hand them in. if it's not done, then hand it in half done, maybe you get half marks......
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05-31-2012, 05:26 PM
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I think he should have just given them applications to McDonalds.
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05-31-2012, 05:27 PM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Larry MacDonald
so you would give a zero to a student who has incompleted assignments?
the definition of "incomplete" also includes partially complete
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Huh?
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Lynden Dorval, a physics teacher at Ross Sheppard High School, has been giving the mark for work that wasn't handed in or tests not taken
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It's right in the OP.
Edit: Damn beaten.
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05-31-2012, 05:29 PM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by undercoverbrother
not if they don't hand them in. if it's not done, then hand it in half done, maybe you get half marks......
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my bad, i didnt carefully read that part
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05-31-2012, 05:31 PM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Larry MacDonald
my bad, i didnt carefully read that part
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You get a grade of 1%!
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05-31-2012, 05:32 PM
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Originally Posted by Bertuzzied
You get a grade of 1%!
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but I showed up! i should at least get a 2%
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05-31-2012, 05:34 PM
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What the hell kind of school has a no zero policy?
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05-31-2012, 05:36 PM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by shermanator
What the hell kind of school has a no zero policy?
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duh!! Edmonton schools. Otherwise where would you park all the Trans AM's at the Elementary Schools???
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05-31-2012, 05:36 PM
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A school trying to artificially inflate how good it looks academically.
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05-31-2012, 06:06 PM
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Scoring Winger
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Quote:
"If students show up they deserve a minimum mark. A zero seems a bit extreme."
—Cindy Smith, Grade 11
She is lucky her name isn't searchable. Even at grade 11 that is a career limiting comment to be throwing out on the net.
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05-31-2012, 06:20 PM
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"cindy smith" "ross sheppard high school" "edmonton"
in google, then image results. the 2nd image is a gas pump. lol.
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05-31-2012, 06:37 PM
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Originally Posted by Notorious Honey Badger
"cindy smith" "ross sheppard high school" "edmonton"
in google, then image results. the 2nd image is a gas pump. lol.
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In my bar and club days a girl from Edmonton was known as, a gas pump.
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05-31-2012, 06:40 PM
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When did Edmonton suddenly implement some kind of stupid "no child left behind" type policy? If they don't even hand in anything, they deserve a zero.
I don't get it, don't Canadian schools have some sort of standardized curriculum and grading guidelines?
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05-31-2012, 06:59 PM
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Quote:
"If students show up they deserve a minimum mark. A zero seems a bit extreme."
—Cindy Smith, Grade 11
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I just love how our high school systems try as hard as they can to prepare our children for University.
These little #######s are in for a rude awakening.
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05-31-2012, 07:11 PM
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Stories like this make me understand why Professor Farnsworth doesn't want to live in this world any more.
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