Class Participation
Students will receive a class participation grade of 25 at the beginning of each nine-week grading period. So long as the student's basic daily participation in class is consistent and satisfactory, that grade will remain where it started. Anytime the student is negligent or lacking with regard to class participation (e.g. they are unprepared for class or fail to participate when called upon to do so or behave in a way that is contrary to the expectations for IB students, etc.) the grade will be reduced according to the transgression (usually 5 points per incident, at the discretion of the teacher).