Crisis Simulation

Last year, in order to encourage blog participation, we offered extra credit for delegates who posted meaningful contributions to the blog.  As a result, not only were the scores of papers significantly improved, delegates also were able to take advantage of the information offered in the blogs.

One small problem was that some delegates were receiving exceptionally high grades on their papers, skewing our overall grading system (raising our average score and making other papers worse by comparison).  Naturally, we want to have a clear and accurate idea of where our delegates stand, and this mathematical anomoly interferes with that.

This year, the blog participation credit will be integrated into the grade for the position paper.  As is currently envisioned, it will be impossible for a delegate to receive an A (90+) for the paper unless they have also participated in the blog.  Posts on this blog, or any of the Cabinet blogs, that are of academic quality will count towards this section.

If you have any questions on this policy, please feel free to contact me.

-Eric

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