Many faculty advisors tie ad sales to grades. A common policy is to require a student journalist to meet a goal number of ad sales in order to earn a passing grade or keep his/her position on the staff.

Before we look at successful selling tips, let’s discuss a hot topic for most student publication staff: grades. Many faculty advisors tie ad sales to grades. A common policy is to require a student journalist to meet a goal number of ad sales in order to earn a passing grade or keep his/her position on the staff. Some advisors count a certain number of documented rejections as “sell credit” to reward effort as well as sales success.

Answer the following question in 3 to 5 sentences. 

Should teachers make advertising sales count as part of your grade for the publication class? Do you think this is a fair practice? Why/Why not?

Would it be okay if I say? 

I would say no because not all ad sales would make good views or make good sales. I want to say sales are not always great with some ad publications because most times they are either scared it’s a scam or they are scared it false advertisement. I want to also it can be a safe practice but not a good thing to use as a grading system for a journalism class.