Edmonton teacher suspended for giving 0s

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98. I can.

I think it would be reasonable for a school to tell students, "No, you are not allowed to blow off your homework and think that we'll just give you a zero grade and leave you alone after that. You are expected to complete all your assignments and we will make sure you do so by getting your parents involved and possibly making you stay after school every day until you catch up on your unfinished work."

What I don't understand is why everyone is so enthusiastic about students receiving zeroes: "Well, the student didn't complete his homework, which supposedly is supposed to help him learn, and the teacher now has no clue as to whether the student can or can't do the work, much less which specific areas the student might be having trouble with, but at least justice was served by giving the student a zero, (which may or may not even be something the student gives a crap about). Yay! All is right with the world and the universe is in balance once again."