that, is a real uphill battle...I have had struggling students who worked their butts off only to get a 50. A real 50, not one given to them. They then see that they could have gotten the same grade without even trying and it then becomes extremely difficult to convince them to work hard and keep trying.
that, is a real uphill battle...“I have had struggling students who worked their butts off only to get a 50. A real 50, not one given to them. They then see that they could have gotten the same grade without even trying and it then becomes extremely difficult to convince them to work hard and keep trying.”
I had one with a 35 over 2/3rds of the course and 72 on the final. 23.45 + 24 = 47.45. Needed a 78 to pass. Failed, retook course the next term and passed easily with a B. She’s now a nurse and doing well.
I could have passed her but she learned her lesson having to repeat the course. The best part was breaking the chain. Once she realized she could do the material - she was fine. Other teacher wasn’t happy when she heard what happened she complained to me about it and I told her - the reason she’s doing much better is because of what I did with her last year.