Hi Peter:
If your insitution allows this great. Too much weigh has the potential to skew grades and may be perceived by some students as unfair, thus, recommend use sparingly.
Regards, Barry
First, I think that whatever the school policy is just get in line and do it. I learned from teaching at a state university that I spent way too much energy on things that had very little impact on the success of my students. That was energy I should have spent on their success, not on my ideals.
All that said, I think as a nation we are letting our students down by lowering expectations and rewarding things that should be expected.
Stanley,
As in the work setting, recognition for a good job is as valuable as any tangible benefit. Students will operate up to the limits of the expectations I lay out for them.
Barry Westling
