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   somebodyshort said, 4 months ago

   Half credit still works out as an F
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   Paul Smith said, 4 months ago

   Up to 50 is better than 0.
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   Zero-Gabriel said, 4 months ago

   Do some “Cut & Paste” and a little REMIX and… you’re done. Just make sure to Proof-read it…
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   psychlady said, 4 months ago

   Be sure your name is the only one on it!!
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   JDsg said, 4 months ago

   No sympathy for Holly whatsoever. With this type of attitude, the best Holly might aspire to will be manager of a fast food restaurant. Here in Asia, Asians will gladly “eat her lunch.”
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   uh-oh said, 4 months ago

   Half of 0 is still an F.
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   Saskfan said, 4 months ago

   @JDsg

   I believe that, although this is a cartoon, the idea is humour. Holly is supposed to be learning from her mistake, and perhaps others can too. Meanwhile, we are able to smile at the situations the cartoonist is presenting to us.
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   lightenup said, 4 months ago

   I’m not thrilled with this story line. Like others, I think she should have been punished more harshly.
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   ghostkeeper said, 4 months ago

   10 pages for a junior high school student does seem excessive!
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    N7326 Foxtrot said, 4 months ago

    @ghostkeeper

    Well, ghostkeeper, she is going to school to learn, and I think she is learning about the error of her evil ways.
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    HalcyonEve said, 4 months ago

    @uh-oh

    Generally, at least when I was in middle school, points were kept as a running total, and then the final grade was calculated based on the total number of points earned. So receiving up to 50 points would be a whole lot better than 0 at the end of the year.
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    RR208 said, 4 months ago

    Most teachers will break major projects into smaller due dates: topic sentence, 3 sources, outline, …
    Don’t just throw the kid back into the same situation, but structure for success.
    Sure, do restrict the kid’s activities until the job is done (no trips to the mall), but the kid was overwhelmed.
    Easy to make it hand written to reduce the cut and paste syndrome.
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    whmIII said, 4 months ago

    Getting what she deserved…
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    Dragon0131 said, 4 months ago

    First, who says the original project wasn’t structured in such a way as to break it down into manageable parts? Holly is one of those kids who try to fly through and probably ignored her outline.
    Second, this is not college. I don’t believe that a child in middle school should be punished to the fullest extent. They don’t think of consequences. Having to re-do it and getting half credit is enough. Most middle school teachers do not think that these kids will plagarize to that extent and just remind them to site their sources. In high school they start letting you know the consequences.
    Finally, severe punishment without looking at the student is a sign of zero tolerance going out of control. One size does not fit all. A student who cheats once cannot be given the same punishment as someone who cheats on a regular basis.
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    slcbostonGC said, 4 months ago

    @lightenup

    As both a teacher and a writer, I like where this went. The last panel here is correct: many students would rather simply take the F than do the work, and while grades are important, so too is the mindset of earning what you get. It’s important that Holly be made to do the work she was supposed to do, rather than take the easy way out.
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