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You also need to include a section on your evaluation and grading policy. This section of a syllabus tells students how the major components of the class contribute to their final grade.  Many institutions have specific rules about what should be included in this section, so check with the administrator or department for guidelines on what must be included. Include your grading scale. For instance, an A equates to a 90% to 100%, a B equates to an 80% to 89%, and so on and so forth. Explain how assignments will be weighted in order to determine final grades. For instance, exams make up 40% of the total grade, the term paper makes up 30% of the grade, and projects and/or homework make up the remaining 30%. Provide a statement about any other grade policies, such as if you drop the lowest test or quiz grade. You may want to also include a definitive statement on your extra credit policy. If you don’t provide extra credit, state it explicitly. Immediately after the evaluation policy section, you should include a section that details your assignment policy. This will give students an idea of how late, missed, or incomplete assignments will affect them and impact their grade.  Include an explicit statement about makeup exams. Make sure to address your policy about late papers. For example, some teachers or professors like to take a letter grade off per day for papers that are late. If missing a test or not completing an assignment will substantially impact a student’s grade and make it impossible for them to pass, you should mention this here. A course calendar is possibly the most important part of a good syllabus. Your calendar or schedule will outline how where the class will be, content and assignment wise, throughout the semester (or year).  The calendar may provide a daily breakdown of all lecture topics. List written assignments on the day they will be assigned and on the day they are due. List the assignment dates of all readings (from the textbook, other texts, and electronic materials). Course policies may include rules, and behavioral and academic expectations. This section will give your students a good idea of how they need to conduct themselves while in your classroom or while engaging in coursework.  Many colleges and universities have specific policies and statements that must be included in this section of the syllabus, so check with the appropriate educational institution for guidelines. Attendance Policy. Most educational institutions have a school-wide attendance policy which you may want to include in your syllabus. If the course attendance policy differs from that of the university, you should also include this information. Class Participation Policy. Describe exactly how students should participate and what their participation will mean to their grade. Classroom Etiquette. Be sure to spell out the policy on eating and drinking in class, using a cell phone or laptop during class, talking to other students while the instructor is speaking, using an electronic device to record lectures, and proper procedure for arriving late or leaving early.

summary: Describe your evaluation and grading policy. Include a late, missed, or incomplete assignment policy. Provide a course schedule. List your classroom or course policies.


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If you are worried that your parent may be considering suicide, look for these outward signs and risk factors so that you can catch the problem before it's too late:  Past suicidal attempts. This is one of the biggest risk factors for actual suicide. Outbursts of rage. Although this can signal other things as well, it's a common indication of suicidal intent. Increased risk-taking behavior, such as drinking and driving. A parent who feels suicidal may start to care less about personal safety. Behavior isn't the only indication of being suicidal; you can read the signs in what he talks about as well.  Talk of suicidal intent. Your parent may explicitly state how he feels. Self-hatred. This is a strong ingredient of suicidal thinking. Being a burden. As many suicidal parents feel guilty, it's likely they will feel like they are burdening those in close proximity, including you. Despite what some people may think, suicide is not as much of a choice as it is a combination of natural forces and factors. Some of these forces are:  Mental illness. 90% or more of people who commit suicide had a mental illness at the time of their death. The most common illnesses are depression and other mood disorders, substance abuse disorder, schizophrenia, and personality disorders such as bi-polar and borderline. Serious medical issues. Cancer, HIV, and other illnesses can cause people to experience hopelessness and other desperate emotions which sometimes result in suicide. Biological factors. Research shows that people who commit suicide often have differences in brain structure, especially the areas of the brain related to mood, thinking, and stress response. Environmental stress. Things like prolonged bullying have been linked to an increased risk for suicide. Suicide is often thought of as a solution to a problem. A suicidal parent is trying to escape from a variety of problems and painful realities.  Believing that the people in their life are better off without them. Failure to live up to personal standards. Many people who want to commit suicide are wrestling with unrealistically high standards for themselves and their lives. Self-blame. These people blame themselves for not measuring up to the tasks of life, unrealistic or not. High awareness of failure, so that they are constantly and painfully aware of how much they're failing to match their ideal self. Anxiety and pain result from these issues. The state of mind that sometimes ends in suicide is extremely painful and hard to bear. "Cognitive deconstruction," which refers to how people think about their lives as a simple, unchanging experience of sadness and pain. Finally, disinhibition, or the final step that comes about when a person thinks that a drastic measure such as suicide is necessary to overcome their current predicament.
summary: Watch for signs of suicidal behavior. Listen for suicidal thoughts and ideas. Learn about suicide's causes. Understand the suicidal state of mind.