[Uw-ruby] HW deadline suggestion

[Richard Leickly]

Dissent noted; but I don't know how you could know a priori what is fair
for most of the class. Respondents to the list will tell us that.  What
I think you mean is that it is unfair to you because you busted your
balls in order to get it done by Tues. I can empathize with that, and
I'll bet everyone has had that experience. My kids have complained about
studying hard for a test only to have the instuctor postpone it because
a few kids whined that they weren't ready.  Is that what I'm doing? If
the shoe fits, I'll wear it. But we must be careful not to put the needs
of the one over the needs of the many (Didn't Mr. Spock say something
like that?). I've been busting my balls and I'm stuck.  And I'm runnng
out of time.
 
However, didn't we get the deadline schedule after class - thru the
list? If so, the precondition you set, is an impossible one for any
student to meet, that is, I couldn't have suggested an alternative
deadline schedule before the original deadline schedule was proposed.
 
Richard Leickly
 
 

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[mailto:uw-ruby-bounces at zenspider.com] On Behalf Of Sam
Sent: Tuesday, November 13, 2007 10:35 AM
To: UW's Ruby Certificate Program
Subject: Re: [Uw-ruby] HW deadline suggestion


Hi Guys,

I would agree if this had been given at the beginning of class.  At this
point, I do not think it is fair to most of the class.

Sorry, I vote against.

Regards,
Sam


On Nov 13, 2007 10:31 AM, Garrick West <garrick at acm.org> wrote:


	On 11/13/07, Jonathan Shakes <jonathan.shakes at gmail.com> wrote:
	> Sounds good to me.
	>
	> -Jonathan Shakes
	>
	>
	> On Nov 12, 2007 6:24 PM, Richard Leickly
<Richard at iphc.washington.edu>
	> wrote:
	> >
	> >
	> >
	> >
	> > Here is a suggestion for the Ruby HW: 
	> >
	> > In Russ Moul's UW Extension Java class (last year), HW was
assigned on Wed
	> but due 9 days later on the Fri of the following week.  This
may sound kind
	> of nuts; but it actually worked out well for this reason:
Students would 
	> work on their assignments (which were very hard), then on the
following Wed,
	> Russ would spend part of the class answering questions,
explaining stuff,
	> etc.  Students who had worked on the assignment; but were
stuck could get 
	> unstuck.  Students who had done no work before then probably
didn't
	> understand what was being talked about, so gained little. No,
he didn't give
	> the answer away.
	> >
	> > I propose this model for our Ruby class.  That would make HW
6 due at 
	> midnight Nov 16.  (And yes, if you must know, I am stuck on HW
6.)
	> >
	> > Richard Leickly
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