They were talking about this on the radio today and I had to find an article about it. While I can see the points of some parts of these new grading guidelines, there are other parts that just seem ridiculous (Only counting homework grades if they improve a grade???).. here's the scoop:
Teachers have derided the new rules as being too lenient on lazy students by requiring teachers to accept late work, give retests to students who fail and force teachers to drop homework grades that would drag down a student's class average.
http://www.dallasnews.com/sharedcont...g.4627fe2.html
Discuss!