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>Rather, teachers are to inform the student’s parents of this minor transgression, and reverently advise them that the instance will be ignored, and the assignm
by scythe 5y ago
>Rather, teachers are to inform the student’s parents of this minor transgression, and reverently advise them that the instance will be ignored, and the assignment or test will be omitted in calculating the final grade.
What was wrong with the old "zero" policy?
>Meanwhile, competitor countries continue to emphasize traditional, rote-like teaching and learning methodologies when it comes to math.
Rote memorization is good for a few things, like the 36 nontrivial entries on the multiplication table. But it's just not true that Singapore teaches math "by rote" in general. It is true that math teachers in East Asia are expected to know math. See this comment by jacobolus:
https://www.reddit.com/r/math/comments/qqwhyy/comment/hk51xvz/ https://www.reddit.com/r/math/comments/qqwhyy/comment/hk51xv...
The relevant book:
https://www.amazon.com/Teaching-Elementary-Mathematics-Mathematical-Thinking/dp/0367443953/ref=asc_df_0367443953/ https://www.amazon.com/Teaching-Elementary-Mathematics-Mathe...
- analog31 5y ago>>> What was wrong with the old "zero" policy? In practice it led to turning a blind eye rather than facing the aftermath of a cheating accusation. And I doubt that a more relaxed approach is teaching kids to cheat. Kids learn the mechanics of cheating from one another. Also, kids could get into a hole that they couldn't get out of, for instance being assured of a failing grade no matter how much further effort they made. They essentially become dead weight in the classroom.
- dahdum 5y ago> What was wrong with the old "zero" policy? Cheating students would fail classes, hurting the school and teacher metrics.