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Re:If too many users are wrong, it's probably your fault (2011) by bsder on Wednesday January 13, 2016 @12:43AM (#10892512)
The distribution gets far more reasonable after most of the initial bunch of people who can't follow simple directions all drop after that first assignment.

I always make sure that my first assignment is due before the drop deadline. I don't make that first assignment worth a lot of points, but it sets the tone for the rest of the class--"If you can't do this, you're in for a rough time in my class." Anyone who stays even if they bomb that first assignment knows what they are getting into.

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Re:If too many users are wrong, it's probably your fault (2011) by danieltillett on Wednesday January 13, 2016 @01:14AM (#10892607)
If you have the freedom to be able to do this then this is great. When I was an academic I was under enormous pressure by the university to never let a student drop out of a course because of the financial consequences. Still had the same problems as you, but I had to figure out a way to get the students through the course. Lots of fun!
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