I think students ask for extra credit, make up exams, etc. primarily for two
reasons: 1) They are used to getting such things in high school. I am
constantly shocked at the amount of extra credit my daughter receives in
high school (she is a junior) for bringing in food for a class party, for
example, or doing completely non-academic things (like making a stuffed mole
for National Mole day for her Honors Chemistry class). 2) Students think it
is a low (or zero) cost proposition to ask. They figure that at worst
they'll get a no, so why not ask (they might even get a yes). They have no
idea that some professors find such requests anything from irritating to
appalling. I tell my students about the importance of impression management.
Marie
The purpose of education in the U.S (especially High school) is also to
help students to be socialized and become
good citizens.So I do not object to the extra things students are requested
to do.It is a very important aspect of their developments.As for extra
credit you should include this in your course curriculum and the activities
and points.
Michael Sylvester,PhD
Daytona Beach,Florida
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