The college just confirmed they are implementing the S/U grading option for the semester. I am truly stunned that our request was heard and honored, but this is entirely because you all leaned in when things were uncertain. Thank you for trusting me to lead this, even though this victory …
May 2, 2020
Final supporters
Dear Mitchell College faculty, staff, and students
For the spring semester of the 2019-2020 academic year at Mitchell College, the school should consider changing the grading system over the recent pandemic of the COVID - 19. The students at Mitchell College were evacuated from campus and were told to return home, and were sent back home without little instruction about online learning. Many students were having trouble with this decision from the school with a different base of education. Mitchell College is a unique college with an understanding of student's needs of education. This school has always been open to offering a different style of education and compromising with students. Many students that attend this college are living out of state from Connecticut. Some students are living in a different time zone and with certain living conditions. Some students may not have the resources covering the needs of internet support with the recent build-ups in homes caused by self-quarantine. With Mitchell College making that choice, and the school should take consideration of implementing a new grading system.
This semester, we should consider a temporarily changing that system so that individual students may choose a revised "S/U" grading option on a course by course basis:
The mark of "S" signifies that a student has earned course credits at any passing grade D- and above. In terms of GPA calculation, an "S" is not included in the computation of a student's average.
The mark of U is calculated into the student's average as an "F" (0.0).
Mitchell College should consider a deadline for students to choose the S/U option is May 1, 2020, and Mitchell College should find more details about how to choose this option over the coming weeks. For courses in which students do not select this option, they will receive a traditional letter grade. Know that students who decide this "S/U" option for a course will not be able to deny it.
Many other colleges across the United States are taking this into consideration, and Mitchell College should also take this course of changing the system of grading.
Updates
Reached 100 supporters
March 30, 2020
19 Comments
I agree. So of these teacher never taught online. Then give us the same assignment as if we were in class. I personally don’t like online.
Students are the priority and if they lack resources or etc there should an alternative for it
I think this is a great idea. I am not very tech savvy so online classes isn’t the best which is is why in school I like things hard copy but now I’ve got to learn how to make sure my assignments go through online. Cause today I even got worried about an assignment being submitted correctly. So this would be great
I cannot complete some assignments due to lms not working half the time and also I do not have the right resources to complete an online class
I been having trouble doing my work because I have limited access to the internet because my mom is out of work so she needs the computer to do her work plus I never have done online work and my school really didn’t give Instructions so that is as students can do the work
Concerned parent. Online learning does not work for many.
Students are not in a proper learning environment. With many of Mitchells students having some type of learning disability, it is especially hard. Technology is only one aspect. Conducting school work from a home environment involves a lot of distractions, stress, and miscommunication. Many students did not have the opportunity of retuning home because of the virus. Many people know friends or family who have contracted the virus, and have other things to deal with as well. Furthermore, Mitchell also has many students with overloading schedules that where put in place before this epidemic. If Mitchell has the best interest at heart for the students of this college, they should not disregard the petition. Instead consider not only the technological aspects of this issue, but other aspects they have no control over. Evaluation of online instructing needs to take course.
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The college just confirmed they are implementing the S/U grading option for the semester. I am truly stunned that our request was heard and honored, but this is entirely because you all leaned in when things were uncertain. Thank you for trusting me to lead this, even though this victory …
May 2, 2020
Final supporters
Dear Mitchell College faculty, staff, and students
For the spring semester of the 2019-2020 academic year at Mitchell College, the school should consider changing the grading system over the recent pandemic of the COVID - 19. The students at Mitchell College were evacuated from campus and were told to return home, and were sent back home without little instruction about online learning. Many students were having trouble with this decision from the school with a different base of education. Mitchell College is a unique college with an understanding of student's needs of education. This school has always been open to offering a different style of education and compromising with students. Many students that attend this college are living out of state from Connecticut. Some students are living in a different time zone and with certain living conditions. Some students may not have the resources covering the needs of internet support with the recent build-ups in homes caused by self-quarantine. With Mitchell College making that choice, and the school should take consideration of implementing a new grading system.
This semester, we should consider a temporarily changing that system so that individual students may choose a revised "S/U" grading option on a course by course basis:
The mark of "S" signifies that a student has earned course credits at any passing grade D- and above. In terms of GPA calculation, an "S" is not included in the computation of a student's average.
The mark of U is calculated into the student's average as an "F" (0.0).
Mitchell College should consider a deadline for students to choose the S/U option is May 1, 2020, and Mitchell College should find more details about how to choose this option over the coming weeks. For courses in which students do not select this option, they will receive a traditional letter grade. Know that students who decide this "S/U" option for a course will not be able to deny it.
Many other colleges across the United States are taking this into consideration, and Mitchell College should also take this course of changing the system of grading.
Updates
Reached 100 supporters
March 30, 2020
19 Comments
One of my close friends goes to this school and I know the struggle of online classes because I have them too. Please consider this petition
I agree. So of these teacher never taught online. Then give us the same assignment as if we were in class. I personally don’t like online.
Students are the priority and if they lack resources or etc there should an alternative for it
I think this is a great idea. I am not very tech savvy so online classes isn’t the best which is is why in school I like things hard copy but now I’ve got to learn how to make sure my assignments go through online. Cause today I even got worried about an assignment being submitted correctly. So this would be great
I cannot complete some assignments due to lms not working half the time and also I do not have the right resources to complete an online class
I been having trouble doing my work because I have limited access to the internet because my mom is out of work so she needs the computer to do her work plus I never have done online work and my school really didn’t give Instructions so that is as students can do the work
Concerned parent. Online learning does not work for many.
Students are not in a proper learning environment. With many of Mitchells students having some type of learning disability, it is especially hard. Technology is only one aspect. Conducting school work from a home environment involves a lot of distractions, stress, and miscommunication. Many students did not have the opportunity of retuning home because of the virus. Many people know friends or family who have contracted the virus, and have other things to deal with as well. Furthermore, Mitchell also has many students with overloading schedules that where put in place before this epidemic. If Mitchell has the best interest at heart for the students of this college, they should not disregard the petition. Instead consider not only the technological aspects of this issue, but other aspects they have no control over. Evaluation of online instructing needs to take course.
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One of my close friends goes to this school and I know the struggle of online classes because I have them too. Please consider this petition