The hands-on assignments take up lots of time. How come they don count for more of my grade?
College is rigorous – even more so at a highly ranked school like BC. Anyone who thinks a challenging course won’t take several hours each week in assignment & reading work should not be at Boston College. Any student concerned that they may struggle with the assignments should start early and see me before work is due (not on the due date). Weighting hands-on work where the vast majority of the class gets perfect scores would likely keep students exactly where they are within a tighter, higher grade range. Therefore the current approach is much more appropriate than offering razor-thin grade ranges. However, those students who don’t complete work or who fail to complete work properly risk significantly lower grades. Also be aware that concepts covered in hands-on assignments are fair game for the exams.
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