I have decided to change my late work policy, partially based on the comments I received when posting my previous article about my late work policy. I had mentioned that my stated policy is that all late work needed to be turned in within a week of the due date, but I do make exceptions.
One commenter mentioned that my policies should be uniform, consistently applied to all. While I don’t agree that being fair means being the same with everyone (we all have different needs, after all), I do think the policy should be written in a way showing consistency.
I will change my policy to: “Late work will only be accepted if discussed with me, and I agree that extra time is warranted. Some assignments may not be made up later, and some activities may be impossible to recreate.” Read the rest of this entry »
