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Grades depend on how students do on tests but also whether they do their homework and follow school rules. For example, schools can reduce grades severely for c
by Bostonian 3y ago
Grades depend on how students do on tests but also whether they do their homework and follow school rules. For example, schools can reduce grades severely for cutting class, even if a student has learnt the material by the end of the term. Since boys comply less than girls, this will hurt their grades more on average. Should grades not reflect behavior? If so, how do you get students to not be disruptive. It's easy for a class with 1 teacher and 20 children to degenerate into chaos if students can ignore rules with impunity.
- bradley13 3y agoBehavioral issues should be handled separately from academic issues. Doing the work and taking tests both are academic activities. Being disruptive, bullying, etc - not academic. Teachers and schools have a variety of tools to deal with these problems, from assigning extra work, through detention, up to expulsion.
- mytailorisrich 3y agoGrades should reflect what they measure. A pupil's grade in, say, Maths or English should only reflect how they perform in those topics. If a school wishes to grade behaviour or attendance in general then they should have specific categories for that.