Edmonton teacher suspended for giving 0s

CBCNews.ca
June 1, 2012

An Edmonton high school teacher says he has been suspended for giving students zeros on uncompleted assignments or exams.

Lynden Dorval, a physics teacher at Ross Sheppard High School, has been giving the mark for work that wasn’t handed in or tests not taken even though it goes against the school’s “no-zero” policy.

The thinking behind the policy is that failing to complete assignments is a behavioural issue and marks should reflect ability, not behaviour.

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This article was posted: Friday, June 1, 2012 at 11:49 am

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