Thumbs Up/Thumbs Down System

I attend a trades school in Canada.

For decades, after final examinations, students were told if they passed or failed on the spot. A proctor would use a transulcent mark sheet to grade the test to let the student know if they passed their provincially regulated exam and go drink or had to take a rewrite and hit the books.

This changed after an incident where a student was shamed by the classmates after getting a 'thumbs down'. There are many versions as to what actually happened with the student feeling shamed, but nonetheless the thumbs up/thumbs down program was cancelled. Now we have to log into a government website and check our marks.

Chaser: I wrote my test on Friday and the provincial offices are closed for the holidays. I don't get to find my mark until after January 1st!

I'm not stressing because I studied hard and did well, but I think this new policy is doing more harm than good. Also, this is trades school... if you just fell off a turnip truck and put some effort in over 8 weeks given, you'll pass 🙄

What are your thoughts?

Submitted December 25, 2018 at 07:38PM by vlooj http://bit.ly/2AdCzME