So my teacher basically told me to **** off today....

Alright so it's the end of the year. Finals have ended, summer is here, etc. I go to my Spanish teacher and ask him politely if he could change my grade from an 89.3% (which counts as a B) to an 89.5 which constitutes as an A. Guess what his response is? "Go home. I don't care. Get out of here." he told me that MULTIPLE times. You may think that he was being reasonable since teachers can't just round up just because a student asks them to do it, but here's the deal. I told him to change my participation score constantly throughout the semester since he gave me a horrible grade for it and it's worth 40% of my grade. He said that he made a mistake and will change it but of course, he did not. It's his fault that i could not get the 89.5.

I'm not too angry about the fact that he did not change my grade. What I am angry about is his attitude towards a student who had a sincere grade request. He could've politely told me that he couldn't and grades were final. It's not like I would keep pestering him about it or something. Instead, he basically told me to gtfo out of his classroom.

Anyone have a story in which there teacher was a total ***** to them?

That sort of stuff happens to me all the time...I just let it go and move on.

HAHAHAHA

I'm like this to my students all the time

Teachers are human too. I'm not saying what they did was right, but sometimes we make the same mistakes as the rest of the population.

I frequently deal with students (even classes) who are barely human in their approach to other people, and are just trying to provoke a reaction. That's not your story, but just remember you are one amongst hundreds...not all of whom want an A or even care about any grade at all (depressingly).

Most teachers have the power to be total buttmunches... Sadly many flaunt that power, and there isn't much that can be done by the victims.

Change your grade? So you go into their office or after class and want your grade increased? That doesn't seem fair.

Change your grade? So you go into their office or after class and want your grade increased? That doesn't seem fair.

Wasdie

[QUOTE="Wasdie"]

Change your grade? So you go into their office or after class and want your grade increased? That doesn't seem fair.

Nibroc420

Doesn't matter it is .000009 percent. You're still asking for your grade to be increased for no reason.

[QUOTE="Nibroc420"][QUOTE="Wasdie"]

Change your grade? So you go into their office or after class and want your grade increased? That doesn't seem fair.

Wasdie

Doesn't matter it is .000009 percent. You're still asking for your grade to be increased for no reason.

Yeah I got a story where a teacher was a douche.

So I was asked to stay after class to complete an assignment that I hadn't done. I was failing and really needed to do it so I stayed. I'm there for forty-five minutes to an hour, as it was a big assignment, and I finally get it done. So what do I do? I turn it in to him of course. Right to his hands. A few days later I notice that the assignment is STILL counted as missing even though I gave it to him personally. I confront him and ask him about it. He avoids eye contact and doesn't say a word. So yeah, he threw my assignment away. I remember looking through the dumpster outside but it was too late.

It wasn't just that either. You see, he was also the PE teacher. There was this ridiculous test you had to do that was like twenty push-ups and fifty sit-ups in one minute. Usually they take whatever time you end up taking it in and that's the end of it. I remember doing the test every day for two weeks while everyone else was done.

The stuff doesn't bother me though. I don't dwell on it, but that is my story of a teacher being a ****. Sorry if it's long.

by 0.2%Nibroc420

Doesn't matter it is .000009 percent. You're still asking for your grade to be increased for no reason.

Apparently the teacher made a mistake while grading him despite the TC continuously bringing his attention to it. I don't see why folks like Wasdie are deeming it unfair.

There was this once girl that was in 2nd year of college with me and she needed a 61 to pass she had 60.8% no matter how hard she tried the teacher said No Math doesn't lie, the grade is a reflection of what you got in the semester and if you got an F, anF it is

[QUOTE="Overlord93"][QUOTE="Wasdie"]

Doesn't matter it is .000009 percent. You're still asking for your grade to be increased for no reason.

shadowchronicle

There was this once girl that was in 2nd year of college with me and she needed a 61 to pass Darthkaiser

When I was at school I was thrown against a wall by a teacher! God I was cheeky at school.

When I was at school I was thrown against a wall by a teacher! God I was cheeky at school.

CUDGEdave

[QUOTE="Darthkaiser"]There was this once girl that was in 2nd year of college with me and she needed a 61 to pass Overlord93

Alright so it's the end of the year. Finals have ended, summer is here, etc. I go to my Spanish teacher and ask him politely if he could change my grade from an 89.3% (which counts as a B) to an 89.5 which constitutes as an A. Guess what his response is? "Go home. I don't care. Get out of here." he told me that MULTIPLE times. You may think that he was being reasonable since teachers can't just round up just because a student asks them to do it, but here's the deal. I told him to change my participation score constantly throughout the semester since he gave me a horrible grade for it and it's worth 40% of my grade. He said that he made a mistake and will change it but of course, he did not. It's his fault that i could not get the 89.5.

I'm not too angry about the fact that he did not change my grade. What I am angry about is his attitude towards a student who had a sincere grade request. He could've politely told me that he couldn't and grades were final. It's not like I would keep pestering him about it or something. Instead, he basically told me to gtfo out of his classroom.

Anyone have a story in which there teacher was a total ***** to them?

[QUOTE="Nibroc420"][QUOTE="Wasdie"]

Change your grade? So you go into their office or after class and want your grade increased? That doesn't seem fair.

Wasdie

Doesn't matter it is .000009 percent. You're still asking for your grade to be increased for no reason.

You just ask for a higher grade? You didn't do well enough for a 89.5%, why'd you get it? Sorry, but I would've said the same thing. LustForSoul

[QUOTE="Wasdie"]

[QUOTE="Nibroc420"] by 0.2%butteman12

Doesn't matter it is .000009 percent. You're still asking for your grade to be increased for no reason.

I always tell my students the grade you earn is the grade you earn. Not my fault if you are 1 point away from a letter grade.

I understand your problem is a bit different though, TC, so I'd perhaps explain it to him again or go to an administrator.

I had a management professor last semester who said at the beginning of the semester that he will NOT raise grades at all. So if you get an 89.3, you get an 89.3. Other people on "rate my professor.com" said that he refused to raise their grades.

I worked out that I needed a 105 on my final exam to get an A. I had a high B before the final exam, but no matter what, I couldn't get an A. I studied hard for it anyway and ended up getting a 96 on the final. My final grade should have been like an 89, but for some reason he gave me an A. Must have liked me I guess.

But that guy screwed you out of .2 points... what an a-hole move.

Did you have any evidence to back up your request for either a higher final or participation grade?

I teach mathematics at the college I'm doing my Master's at and I wouldn't raise a student's grade just on their request without something to back it up. If a student comes to me and shows me that I marked something wrong on their test when it was right, or they show it to me and maybe I graded it too harshly, then I'll gladly change their score.

Also, I'm not trying to be harsh, but if you're going to go to college, you'll find that college professors will be harder than high school teachers. You'll find alot less in the way of things like extra credit and your grade will sometimes be based only on the tests (i.e. many professors will not collect homework).

Probably sick of kids whining to him.Wilfred_Owen

Sad to hear that; I'm assuming this is high school so I find it surprising that teachers aren't willing to at least discuss adjustments.

On the other hand, if this was University I would not be surprised at all at that response from an educator. Some professors are absolute jerks and think of themselves as smugly superior to students.

Alright so it's the end of the year. Finals have ended, summer is here, etc. I go to my Spanish teacher and ask him politely if he could change my grade from an 89.3% (which counts as a B) to an 89.5 which constitutes as an A. Guess what his response is? "Go home. I don't care. Get out of here." he told me that MULTIPLE times. You may think that he was being reasonable since teachers can't just round up just because a student asks them to do it, but here's the deal. I told him to change my participation score constantly throughout the semester since he gave me a horrible grade for it and it's worth 40% of my grade. He said that he made a mistake and will change it but of course, he did not. It's his fault that i could not get the 89.5.

I'm not too angry about the fact that he did not change my grade. What I am angry about is his attitude towards a student who had a sincere grade request. He could've politely told me that he couldn't and grades were final. It's not like I would keep pestering him about it or something. Instead, he basically told me to gtfo out of his classroom.

Anyone have a story in which there teacher was a total ***** to them?

butteman12

how do you get a 89.93% with 40% being a horrible grade"?

[QUOTE="butteman12"]

Alright so it's the end of the year. Finals have ended, summer is here, etc. I go to my Spanish teacher and ask him politely if he could change my grade from an 89.3% (which counts as a B) to an 89.5 which constitutes as an A. Guess what his response is? "Go home. I don't care. Get out of here." he told me that MULTIPLE times. You may think that he was being reasonable since teachers can't just round up just because a student asks them to do it, but here's the deal. I told him to change my participation score constantly throughout the semester since he gave me a horrible grade for it and it's worth 40% of my grade. He said that he made a mistake and will change it but of course, he did not. It's his fault that i could not get the 89.5.

I'm not too angry about the fact that he did not change my grade. What I am angry about is his attitude towards a student who had a sincere grade request. He could've politely told me that he couldn't and grades were final. It's not like I would keep pestering him about it or something. Instead, he basically told me to gtfo out of his classroom.

Anyone have a story in which there teacher was a total ***** to them?

Krelian-co

how do you get a 89.93% with 40% being a horrible grade"?

Yes. Both her and the associate dean of english. Really unprofessional.BranKetra

a disagreement on fundamentals?

[QUOTE="BranKetra"]Yes. Both her and the associate dean of english. Really unprofessional.Colin1192

a disagreement on fundamentals?

I do fairly well in school. This year I had a 99 in the first quarter in my Chemistry class. At the end of the quarter we had a paper due and the teacher accused me of cheating and gave me a 0. I didn't cheat but I saw the similarities as my classmate had used the same source for the same topic. That 0 took me from near perfect to a low A. I accepted it as I knew it looked like I cheated and there wasn't anything to complain about.

End of second quarter I had another high A, 98 or so. Our midterm is to make an in depth slideshow about the pros and cons of Nuclear energy. She asks us to use google docs. I send it to her the day its due on google docs. She tells me a WEEK later that she couldn't download the document. I go home and re-send it and she takes of 80 points for the 8 days it was late. Regardless of the fact that she neglected to tell me that she didn't have it, and when she did I immediately sent it to her within five minutes of being home from school.

This 20 brought my semester grade, (which should have been a 99 or 98), down to an 87 or so. Kept me off of high honors. She was totally stubborn about it and wouldn't budge until I explained the situation to my parents and they called the school. She then said she'd change it to an 80, which I was fine with.

Here's the kicker, today was our last day of school; she is so lazy that she had nearly five months to do this, and she didn't fill out the paperwork to have the grade changed after the grades closed. The paperwork consists of her writing the assignment, the grade given, the grade now received, and signing her name. I went to her at least a dozen times and she always said she would do it but never did.

[QUOTE="Colin1192"]

[QUOTE="BranKetra"]Yes. Both her and the associate dean of english. Really unprofessional.BranKetra

a disagreement on fundamentals?

yes, when that is the case they are always right it seems

[QUOTE="BranKetra"][QUOTE="Colin1192"]

a disagreement on fundamentals?

Colin1192

yes, when that is the case they are always right it seems

[QUOTE="Colin1192"]

[QUOTE="BranKetra"] As a matter of fact, it was.BranKetra

yes, when that is the case they are always right it seems

I dont understand what you dont understand

Try asking him again on a different day. Maybe he was just in a pissy mood.