In case you missed the excitement, the school sent out information about our policy on grades in light of the building's closure for the remainder of the semester. I'm not going to repeat it all because I trust your reading skills and it is rather long, but I will link it HERE
The key takeaway for many of you is that March 13th date. If you are looking at your gradebook now, I guarantee that there is no way your grade can go down. I'll say it again: YOUR GRADE CAN NOT GO DOWN NOR WILL I PENALIZE YOU FOR NOT BEING ABLE TO COMPLETE WORK. Sorry for the all caps, that was a little aggressive on my part :). I understand that for many of you this transition to online school has been challenging, that perhaps your home has not had the same resources conducive to a successful distance-learning environment, or maybe you have to or will have to take care of someone who is sick; above all, I understand that this is a trying time for our community as a whole and it is important for us all to remember that there are more important things than grades and so I promise if grades are in any way impeding with your well-being I will do everything in my power to make sure that is not the case. With all of that said, I am a teacher because I believe in the importance of learning (and learning how to learn) and because I genuinely love being a part of your growth and so I am going to keep doing whatever I can to do so. Personally, I've always wished I could teach without grades so this does not rock my world. However, I understand that you probably have some grade worry, so let me outline precisely what my grade plan is for this class below and outline the three distinct Sections(™) Grades for Engineering I am viewing the semester-long breakdown of grades for this class into three sections: the first section being when we were in school (1/6-3/13), the second section being this limbo period when no grades have been/will be recorded (3/16-4/17), and the last section when this updated policy will be implemented and grades can be entered (4/20-5/20). I hope this clears questions up, but if not then don't start sweating bullets; I plan to speak with everyone individually (more on this later) before I take any action in the gradebook. Gradebook Section 1: When all was normal (January 6th-March 13th)
Gradebook Section 2: When all was confusion (March 16th-April 17th)
Gradebook Section 3: When we got closure and began acceptance (April 20th-May 20th)
Final notes on Grading Sorry I just made you read an essay! I hope it adds clarity at least as I know grading has been a big uncertainty in your lives. I will be putting out information in the next few days about getting to meet with you (remotely of course!) individually to check in and to clear up any confusions to prepare you for success. Until then, remember to take care of yourself and those around you and know that I'm missing and thinking of you all :)
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