Mr.Bruns is one of few teachers that offers extra credit opportunities to students. Extra credit is a great way for students to increase their grade %. “So if extra credit helps students’ grades, why don’t we have extra credit in every class?” The problem with that question is the fact that many teachers dislike extra credit. Some people believe in extra credit opportunities, while others don’t. So which side of this argument should be supported?
There are many good reasons why Mr.Bruns and other teachers offer extra credit opportunities. For starters, it helps students have better grades and a better chance of passing the class. If you are a student who struggles, you can put in some more time into the class in order to receive extra credit. Mr.Bruns offers note taking, reading History/CWI chapters, ect, in order to receive extra credit. This is a great way to help students in his class. If extra credit opportunities were given out in more classes, it could definitely benefit many students' grades.
Although extra credit seems too good to be true, there are some cons to it. Many teachers respond to this argument saying that students will focus more time on extra credit, and less time on studying for test and/or doing homework. Students might spend a whole night working on extra credit assignments, and forget about their homework that was assigned, or their test that is coming up. Another argument that is issued is that it is simply not fair to all students. According to marktomforde, “you can't base one student's final grade on homework and exams, and then base another student's final grade on an "extra credit" project. It is simply not fair.”
Mr.Bruns has a cap amount of extra credit that a student can receive every semester. In my opinion, I think this is a great and fair way to give students extra credit opportunities. I believe that every teacher should be required to offer some extra credit opportunities. However, it should be the teacher's choice on how many opportunities he or she is willing to offer. Some students simply just struggle with classes no matter how much they study. So extra credit is a great way to help a student out. Plus, extra credit is a great way of studying for classes too!.
Do you take advantage of extra credit opportunities?
Do you think that extra credit opportunities should be offered to students? If so, should all teachers be required to offer them?
https://stampedenews.net/5519/news/academics/extra-credit-boosts-grades/
https://marktomforde.com/academic/undergraduates/NoExtraCredit.html
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I agree. I take advantage of extra credit too. I like to get as much extra credit as possible so I can have a really high grade %. I do this because if I don't do well on a test, the extra credit is there to keep my grade up.
I only take advantage of extra credit if I am failing or doing reallly bad in that subject. I think that all students should have the oppertunity for extra credit and that all teachers should have atleast two extra credit options for everyone.
I agree! 2 extra credit opportunities sounds fair and is a good minimum amount. I understand that some people only take advantage of extra credit when needed. I like to keep my grades as high as possible, so I try to get as close as I can to the cap amount of extra credit.
I do not think that teachers should be required to offer extra credit, but it is good if they do. I don't personally use extra credit opportunities because I keep up with my work, but for some kids who don't, and are failing, they need extra credit. I do think that some people take advantage of extra credit, so I don't think all teachers should have it.
If not all teachers, at least some more teachers to offer extra credit. Because there are few classes that actually have extra credit opportunities.
I take advantages of extra credit only if I am about to fail that class or if my grade is lower then a C. I think that extra credit should be offered to students. I think if teachers want to help students like they say, then all terachers should offer extra credit.
I agree, many students are in need of help with there grades. So why not have extra credit in every class?
I don't think that teachers should be required to give students extra credit, but if the option is there for a student failing it can definitely help the student are perhaps make the student pass the class. I think that if some students are willing to help their own grades then they should have the opportunity to get points for it.
I see what you are saying. But there should at least be more classes with extra credit opportunities.
I do not think that they should have to be required to offer extra credit however I believe that it is a good thing that teachers offer extra credit. If a student wants to do more work than the average student then I think that they should be offered extra points for the work that they do.
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