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Re: Why do kids fail art?

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mwhiteaz_at_TeacherArtExchange
Date: Mon Jan 31 2005 - 13:43:29 PST

> <snip> In my school, if they miss too many days, they
> automatically get an "F" in all subjects...even if they have
> completed all projects in art, they still have to fail. These really
> bother me because even though they have missed a lot of school, they have
> done well in art with the time that they have put in....and they have to
> fail.

At my former HS, our attendace policy mandated an automatic NC upon the
7th absence. A student could still pass the class if he continued coming
to school with NO avoidable absences, and turned in all assignments. This
was an attempt to discourage them from dropping out if they felt they had
no way of passing.

Maggie 

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