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Originally Posted by Jakez
I pretty much agree with what you said but how does this really change anything? It just means the an I = an F now. If someone has straight I's does that mean they still pass because it's not F's? That would be stupid (I didn't read the article)..
I think it would be better for students to see I's on their report card instead of F's. The whole notion of "Fail" or "Failure" might not exactly be the best kind of term to use and might make someone feel like a loser or something. Yeah that should make them get off their ass but todays kids are so babied they would probably become emo if they see an "F".
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The way I understood the article is that an I would be used instead of an F then the student would have the option of going back and finishing the work needed to pass the class and get an actual grade at another time. It looked like there was no real time frame so in your senior year you could finish up classes that you got I's in your freshman year.
In theory this will increase the graduation rate because if you were to have gotten an F you would have to take the whole class over. Now you can just finish up a few assignments or make up a few tests and pass the class without having to do it over again.