My kid is a grade grubber... help
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Anonymous
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Ds, sophomore at a T20, asked a professor to round up 0.01 percent on a test so that his grade would go from an A to a B. The professor said no. Obviously I don't want him to have a B but I feel like grade grubbing is not the way to go about things, and if he ever wants a letter of recommendation from this professor, this is a bad look.
I've always encouraged my kids to do well in school, but also to respect teachers and not worry too much about grades. I will admit that this is slightly hypocritical because I had a 4.0 throughout high school and college, and part of what got him into good schools was his grades/scores. He told me he is going to ask the professor in person. I feel like this is a really bad idea. I lectured him a bit through text and now he's sending me curt, irritated responses. What can I say or do to change his mind/ |
Anonymous
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You both sound socially obtuse, because you're both insisting when you should leave it alone.
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Anonymous
| This is your kid's lesson to learn. You can say "I wouldn't advise that, but it's your life". He is 19/20 years old? The professor laughing at him will be enough shame. He doesn't need it from his mother too. |
Anonymous
| So he missed a grade by 0.0001? This did not happen. What course takes a grade out this many decimals OP? Is the semester over? |
Anonymous
Sorry if my original post was unclear. His grade is a 89.99. |
Anonymous
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Anonymous
| Honestly, let him try. An important lesson in life is that you never know until you ask. Asking won't get the grade reduced to a B-. Be nice, offer to do more work, whatever. Give it your best shot. |
Anonymous
And the prof doesn’t intend to round it up? If he wouldn’t have whined the chances of getting the A probably would have been higher. |
Anonymous
How do you even get there? How many assignments did he have? |
Anonymous
| Ugh. B on a college transcript. Better prepare him for skid row. |
Anonymous
| What college is this? |
Anonymous
He should stop asking for a grade change, having already received an answer. You should stop trying to change his mind about it, because it's a rather small decision in the big scheme of things and he can take the reputational hit. It's not like he was doing drugs, where you'd need to intervene no matter what. |
Anonymous
| Jesus Christ. |
Anonymous
Exactly. I’m so confused and op is definitely leaving out details. The average college class has like 5-10 assignments, and dc doesn’t receive or know their grades until they hit the transcript. There’s no grade grubbing when there’s no grade to grub. Dc guesses around where she is every semester and relies on her own performance. This entire scenario is ridiculous. |
Anonymous
| Just butt out and let him live his own life. |