>"Isn't that the complete opposite to what teaching is about?" No, it's not. Higher education is not adult daycare. If I have half a class screwing off and pla

>"Isn't that the complete opposite to what teaching is about?" No, it's not. Higher education is not adult daycare. If I have half a class screwing off and playing video games _in class_, and the other half desperately trying to improve their lives. I used a very strict grading policy, if you don't turn in your assignment, you get a zero, period. All it takes is 41% of not turning in your assignments and your class doesn't apply to your degree. (ie, failure by default) Are you suggesting I commit fraud to let these students pass? I did not "fail" them, they failed themselves. Edit: Fyi, 100% of all my students that failed did so by not turning in assignments. 100% of them.