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From The Irascible Professor:
The Charles Ponzi Trophy focuses on efforts to boost academic success rates. Honorable mention goes to the New York City principal who pressured his teachers to lower their academic expectations so at least sixty-five percent of their students would pass. But this notable achievement pales in comparison to the stand taken by the enlightened Dallas superintendent who prohibited any grade lower than a fifty, even when students don't hand anything in. Apparently, receiving zeroes for not doing anything makes it too difficult to accumulate enough points to pass. While narrower minds might see not doing any work as the obstacle to achievement, this trendsetter astutely regards giving zeroes for not doing any work as the real problem.
I agree with the absurdity of this move.
The Charles Ponzi Trophy focuses on efforts to boost academic success rates. Honorable mention goes to the New York City principal who pressured his teachers to lower their academic expectations so at least sixty-five percent of their students would pass. But this notable achievement pales in comparison to the stand taken by the enlightened Dallas superintendent who prohibited any grade lower than a fifty, even when students don't hand anything in. Apparently, receiving zeroes for not doing anything makes it too difficult to accumulate enough points to pass. While narrower minds might see not doing any work as the obstacle to achievement, this trendsetter astutely regards giving zeroes for not doing any work as the real problem.
I agree with the absurdity of this move.