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The system should prevent 0 from being pushed as a notification. Each teacher or school should be forced to deal with 0 in some other way, preferably erring on

The system should prevent 0 from being pushed as a notification. Each teacher or school should be forced to deal with 0 in some other way, preferably erring on the side of helping students, rather than punishing them.

antsar 8y ago
Teachers already seem overworked. Wouldn’t they just invent a new magic number, maybe “1”?
- kijin 8y ago
  101 would be a relatively safe number to use as a placeholder. Since these people aren't programmers, trying to use NULL or NaN or -1 will probably backfire.
  - sethammons 8y ago
    Sentry values are a nope. Have the assignment have a is_published check box / flag. An option to select all as published and the ability to toggle/select individual's assignments as published.
  - hnuser355 8y ago
    No, there could be extra credit
- FakeComments 8y ago
  It wouldn’t stop a 0 from being entered as a grade — just not push that notification. This would actually makes teaching easier, as they can use a 0 as a placeholder without having to decide about accidentally pushing a notification. I don’t think the teacher’s goal is to cause a panic with a transient 0 that’s later replaced — so I don’t see why they’d stop using something that better accomplished their goals.
Tempest1981 8y ago
How about a system where grades are published online. If the parent and student don't acknowledge the grade within 7 days, a reminder text is sent. Then later the actual grade. A related issue is that many parents struggle with school website logins/passwords. I bet a significant percentage never log in, all year. But they can't ignore their phones.
- rexgallorum2 8y ago
  What if they don't have smartphones?
- JohnClark1337 8y ago
  Or a text/email once a month with a basic overview. Constant notifications don't help anyone
munchbunny 8y ago
Or the system should allow "TBD" as a grade, or we should fix whatever reason the teacher was forced to put in a placeholder grade in the first place.

antsar 8y ago

Teachers already seem overworked. Wouldn’t they just invent a new magic number, maybe “1”?

kijin 8y ago
101 would be a relatively safe number to use as a placeholder. Since these people aren't programmers, trying to use NULL or NaN or -1 will probably backfire.
- sethammons 8y ago
  Sentry values are a nope. Have the assignment have a is_published check box / flag. An option to select all as published and the ability to toggle/select individual's assignments as published.
- hnuser355 8y ago
  No, there could be extra credit
FakeComments 8y ago
It wouldn’t stop a 0 from being entered as a grade — just not push that notification. This would actually makes teaching easier, as they can use a 0 as a placeholder without having to decide about accidentally pushing a notification. I don’t think the teacher’s goal is to cause a panic with a transient 0 that’s later replaced — so I don’t see why they’d stop using something that better accomplished their goals.

Tempest1981 8y ago

How about a system where grades are published online. If the parent and student don't acknowledge the grade within 7 days, a reminder text is sent. Then later the actual grade. A related issue is that many parents struggle with school website logins/passwords. I bet a significant percentage never log in, all year. But they can't ignore their phones.

rexgallorum2 8y ago
What if they don't have smartphones?
JohnClark1337 8y ago
Or a text/email once a month with a basic overview. Constant notifications don't help anyone

munchbunny 8y ago

Or the system should allow "TBD" as a grade, or we should fix whatever reason the teacher was forced to put in a placeholder grade in the first place.