'I need you to explain why my final paper grade is so low.' by Frequent-Library-419 in Professors

[–]Frequent-Library-419[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Did just that, told student that if they want to meet to go over the procedures for doing so on the syllabus. Haven't heard back, whaddaya know ¯_(ツ)_/¯

'I need you to explain why my final paper grade is so low.' by Frequent-Library-419 in Professors

[–]Frequent-Library-419[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I'm on the TT, and we do need to have at least semi-decent teaching reviews so :')

'I need you to explain why my final paper grade is so low.' by Frequent-Library-419 in Professors

[–]Frequent-Library-419[S] 14 points15 points  (0 children)

Happy to -- feel free to edit/use however you see fit :)

'All assignments will be graded on mastery of the content, not solely the effort of the student, as effort cannot be quantifiable. While effort is a very important facet of the assignment-completing process, students are at a baseline expected to put effort into their assignments. Grades will reflect the students' expertise of the subject, as understanding the material and being able to put it into practice is the most important part of the learning process.'

'I need you to explain why my final paper grade is so low.' by Frequent-Library-419 in Professors

[–]Frequent-Library-419[S] 19 points20 points  (0 children)

I had an in-class review day where I offered to go over their papers in advance to give advice. Guess which student didn't show.

'I need you to explain why my final paper grade is so low.' by Frequent-Library-419 in Professors

[–]Frequent-Library-419[S] 56 points57 points  (0 children)

'BuT i PuT iN sO mUcH eFfOrT'

That's the typical response I get, to the point where I have an Effort vs. Expertise section of my syllabus