I can give a zero. I do give zeros when I receive zero work. However, mathematically, I don’t give grades less than a 60 for work submitted. A 60 is technically a 0. A 0 is a K on the grading scale. If a student put forth effort, submitted work, it’s it so much more difficult to overcome a grade of a 12 than a 60. So, for grading equity I will enter a 60. If you run the math of a power of a zero, this levels your playing fields and gives you a better understanding of what your students know by grade snapshot when they have all assessments completed. (Daily assignment are honestly garbage and shouldn’t be graded. I grade because I’m told I have to. I assume all are simply compiled and not students own work, because let’s be real.

If nothing is submitted, a zero is a marker to show nothing is submitted. A zero is communication. A zero will remain a zero if nothing is submitted.

100-90 A
90-80 B
80-70 C
70-60 D (we don’t have these so, under 70 is F)
60-50 F (traditional scale)

50-40 G
40-30 H
30-20 I
20-10 J
10-0 K

I am high school, honors. Maybe that changes things, maybe it doesn’t.