Deadlines

February 24, 2009

I’ve always been under the impression that students appreciated getting due dates well in advance so they can plan ahead. I know parents appreciate deadlines way in advance. About six weeks ago now we gave an assignment to make a WIKI for class. I think my biggest mistake was not making stuff due all along. Like weekly. Of course, part of that was not wanting to grade it weekly. The wiki is due tomorrow, and tonight EVERYONE is working on it. Not a week ago. Not a month ago. Tonight. Some kids haven’t logged in since the day I asked them make an account. Now they are all logged in. Frantically trying to finish their work. Frustrated. Freaked out. Ugh. I also gave them full collaborative access to the rubric so they could add their “two cents”. Out of 80 kids, probably a dozen bothered looking at it. Next project, they get ONE DAY notice, since that’s all they use anyway.

Posted in AP Lang, wiki