I was just thinking about how things have changed since I was in college. When I had a late final, I would leave for home without knowing what grade I would receive. The letter with my grades would be waiting in my campus mail box when I returned after break. That was just the way it was and it was not a matter for great concern.
Things are different now. I finalize grades and everything is posted online. As a faculty member, I now have to take time during the half time of holiday football games to get on my email and explain to students why they received the grade I awarded. It is difficult to explain everything in email. I use a system that weights the lecture grade 75% and the lab grade 25%. Students see the two scores and cannot figure out how I arrived at the final number. I should save a file with my explanation so I do not have to keep entering it in multiple emails. Multiply your lecture score by 3, add your lab score, and divide the sum by 4. Have a happy holiday.
Back to the game.
