One class I was taking (ToC using Sipser), I forgot to turn in the first two homework assignments on time, so I didn’t turn them in at all. Then I had to make

One class I was taking (ToC using Sipser), I forgot to turn in the first two homework assignments on time, so I didn’t turn them in at all. Then I had to make sure to get perfect scores on the rest of the homeworks and exams to get an A. I wound up getting 100’s until a 98 on the final, so I visited the professor’s office at the designated time for questions on the final and asked what I got wrong. After he explained what I did wrong, we got in an argument about whether I should get points for the first two homework assignments, until I relented and accepted that he could give me points for the software part of the assignments without him looking at it, so he could give me an A. On the other hand, when working as an undergrad teaching a Calc II recitation, I had a student miss a quiz I was supposed to administer, because for no reason, he just didn’t show up, so I let him meet me later that week and take it in front of me. My goal was to help him succeed, because getting a zero would really suck. I don’t think it violated the integrity of anything. He wasn’t falsely getting certified as having learned calc II. I think most teachers are willing to do things like this if it’ll make the grade a more accurate representation of the student.