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JoeAltmaier on Nov 15, 2011 | parent | context | favorite | on: My ICT teacher can’t mark my homework

Its a waste of a drone's time. But nurturing that 1-in-100 student can be a more powerful social effect than passing 99 adequate IT students.

There are other choices. Help them move to the CS track. Get them mentors outside of school. Suggest further reading or activities.

But to just drop them a failing grade and ignore them? That's the act of a drone.

tobylane on Nov 15, 2011 [–]

A more powerful social effect maybe, but that teacher won't keep his job. It sounds like this kid already knows what course he'll pick for uni, if he's going, and the teacher doesn't know the area at all, so can't help in any way.

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