The Exasperated Professor asks: why is it when a student does poorly, said student will often act as if I abducted them and made them take my class?
Somehow it is my fault that they need a near-perfect score on the final to earn a “C” and the fact that that failed to do two of the four assignments, did very poorly on the second exam, and are frequently late or absent had nothing to do with it.
And further, why must said student waste my time with circular argumentation not unlike what the Exasperated Professor posted earlier in his role as Bemused Father?
The Exasperated Professor will be quite pleased when the Term is over with…
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But what if he Really, Really NEEDS a B in the course? What then?
Comment by James Joyner — Monday, June 23, 2024 @ 11:29 am
Among the things I write on the board the first week of class:
“The choices you make are not my fault.”
In case you’re wondering…this doesn’t solve the problem
Comment by acline — Monday, June 23, 2024 @ 3:17 pm
My syllabus points out that “If you need a particular grade, start working towards it from DAY ONE. It is difficult to be sympathetic to students who “need to get X” at the end of the quarter who did not put effort into the course from the start of the semester.”
I point that out every semester.
It doesn’t help much either
Comment by Steven — Monday, June 23, 2024 @ 6:02 pm
Did the Exasperated Professor “choose” to teach summer session, or did his students force it upon him?
Comment by John Lemon — Monday, June 23, 2024 @ 9:05 pm
Ya got me there.
Although I will point out that I am at least doing what I am supposed to be doing, unlike some of the students
Comment by PoliBlogger — Tuesday, June 24, 2024 @ 6:11 am
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