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Is My teacher being unfair with my grade?
My class was assigned a persuasive essay and we had an assembly the day it was due. my hour was during the assembly. like any other class that i have ever had i assumed it would be due the next day for my hour because we didnt have that class AT ALL that day so i didnt hand it in, because i didnt go to class, because we didnt have class. the next day i went to hand it in and my teacher told me she was going to take 10% off because it was LATE! She said she told people in my class when she saw them in the hallway to pass it on that the papers were still due, but apparently no one informed me. She also said in her "class expectations" under the ABSENTEE policy it says if you are at school for any part of the day she expects all work for her class to be turned in otherwise it will be late. i wasnt an absentee if we didnt have class (&i didnt even know that in the first place, but still i wasnt absent from a class period that did not exist!). is this fair? because if it would have been the original grade i got on my paper i would have gotten an A for the semester. that 10% was the diffrence between an A- and an A, which potentially could be the diffrence between a scholarship or not, which would make a BIG diffrence in what i do with my entire life!...waht do i do? and is it fair. (i plan on writing a letter to the principal)
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I'm afraid I too, must side with your teacher here.
The information on this issue was made available to you and it's clear that other students were aware of this stipulation. Those students she reminded in the hallways were lucky, but she wasn't under any obligation to remind anyone of what was written in the expectations.
In university it is not unlikely in the least for a teacher to refuse to even accept a late assignment for any other reason then a death of a family member. They will claim you had other resources available to you in order to meet the expectation and the deadline, and they will be right.
I think it's worth it to realize that the columnists who have told you the teacherâ??s actions were fair are columnists who have been to post-secondary institutions. Your teacherâ??s decision might not have been 'kind' but it was fair.
Rather then writing an aggressive letter to your principal I suggest this: Recognize that what your teacher did was perfectly fair, explain to her that you've learned a valuable lesson and ask if there is something you could do to make up that ten percent. Explain that your grades are very important to you and that small amount could make a large difference and that you would really appreciate the opportunity. Remember, she would be doing you a favor by agreeing to this so keep your tone respectful.
If she refuses this, I am afraid you are out of luck. A letter to the principal will likely not get you anywhere.
And one more thing: RELAX! Please. I once felt like you did about grades. I graduated with an 96% average from high school and those grades have actually had NO effect on what I've chossen, and been thrilled, to do with my life. It's not the life and death situation you think it is.
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That's a tough one, but ultimately, I'm inclined to side with your teacher.
From the sounds of things, you know she's a stickler for getting papers and such in on time. It wouldn't have hurt you to go give it to her in case it was due, rather than assuming it wasn't.
I think maybe she's trying to prepare you for university. Profs won't look nearly as kindly upon you not passing in work on time, no matter what reason.
I'm sorry to have to say this. But I don't think she was out of line or unfair. Tough, but not unfair.
Best of luck in whatever happens.
Daimeera, 21/f
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I regret to inform you that it sounds fair. Everyone else had to turn in that day's assignments, so why shouldn't your class?
She made it clear before that if you are at school for any part of the day, then she expects that day's assignments to be turned in on time. You weren't absent for her class by going home, but you were absent due to an assembly. You and everyone else who has her class is aware of her absentee policy.
Yah, it sucks, but it is her way of teaching you to be responsible for yourself.
ygs-29/f
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No way is that fair! There's no way that your teacher could have insured that everyone in her class would have received that message. If no one told you, then how were you supposed to know that it was due?? I would highly suggest that you write that letter to your principal. It is completely unfair, and I'm sure your principal can get it fixed for you. :]
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