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On Fri, 28 Apr 1995, Keith C. Tipton
wrote:

> When a kid misses a lab, how do you handle makeups?


  I do not make my students make-up missed labs at all. If they miss a
lab they are still responsible for data, graphs, drawings, lab reports,
and all the written stuff. And some do come in to make up the lab
directly if they want, but this is not required. My rationale is this:
a) Doing the lab is the fun part; it's the write-up that's the hassle, so
this system does not encourage anyone to miss a lab. b) My labs are
discovery in nature, so the motivation is to find the relationship. By
the next day everyone already knows the equations (as they must to do the
homework), so going through the motions after that seems pointless. c)
Kids do not miss so much that this becomes a significant loss to their
physics experience. If that were to happen, make-ups would become important.


Richard L. Taylor
J. J. Pearce H. S.
Richardson, TX  75080