Mar 29, 2004 17:52
This is not the nice long rant about Ms French I was going to write. I have decided that she is not a bitch, sadly, and that she is not diabolically evil. And that her name is not Ms Bitch, and nor is she the "worst teacher in the whole school". Yes, I've changed my mind.
You see, I don't think it was very nice of me to call her names. She was just trying to do her job...that's all. And if her job demands that she takes off marks when she sees the need to, then albeit let her do it. And I really shouldn't go and complain everytime she takes marks off...she WAS just doing what she was supposed to be doing...albeit in an evil way, but you have to get your job done...and that's what she was doing. Though jacking five marks off is VERY extreme, it's how she does her work and that's what matters. You have to do your job properly...and Ms French was just doing what she THINKS is the best way to do the job.
Even though I don't like the way she marks, and I certainly LOATHE the way she takes marks off, I can't do anything about it. She is the teacher. She has the authority. I don't. So no matter how much I complain and whine about it, I can't get those marks back. So I'm not gonna complain. I'm gonna whine. I'm not gonna bad-mouth her. I'm just gonna do good on the other parts of the thing.
And besides...school is not about the marks right? So why should I go and argue for the marks? And besides, if I do good on the other two parts of CAPP I'd still get an A and that would make an A for Final Mark...so one puny little assignment is not worth the fight. Even though she shouldn't have jacked off so many marks, I'm not gonna whine. It's not worth it. Yes, she may be a bitch, but she IS still my teacher for CAPP and I have to give her SOME respect where respect is due. I can't just go and whine all day on this. It's a waste of my time, and it's a waste of effort since chances of her giving me back the marks is as much as me being one of the Royalties. So it's not worth it.
She was doing her job in what she thinks is the good and proper way to do it. Even though I may not agree with her I don't exactly have a right to make her give me back those lost marks. I can't do that because like I said, she is the teacher here, and teacher equals authority. And I don't challenge authority because they are, authority, and they are 99.9% correct. So why should I spend my time challenging something that I have zero chances of winning the arguement when I could be channeling that effort to something more productive? Such as figuring out how to do the rest of Job Shadow correctly. Because I can't afford to lose any more marks. Really I can't.
And...it's not like the end of the world just because I've got 25/50. It's not the end. The world is NOT ending just because of that. If I do good on the other parts of CAPP which I'm gonna try to do, then I'll still end up with a decent mark. The world is not over because of that. I shall live through this. I shall. And now would be a good time to snap out of my little denial world.
I have nothing against her. She might have something against me, but I don't give a shit. If I'm on her "baddie" list, then fine. I don't care. I tried my best and that's what counts. No regrets for trying.
And anyway, upon close examination of my Part C, I found some appalling mistakes which was stupid of me to not notice them before I handed it in, so I can't really blame Ms French for deducting marks where it is supposed to deducted. And it's not like I failed. I passed, albeit on the line, I passed. And that's what matters. I didn't fail and that's a good thing. So I shouldn't complain.
...about Part C that is. I won't guarantee that I won't complain about Ms French or CAPP, but Part C of Job Shadow is done and over with. It's the past. What's passed is the past. You can't change the past. So I'm not gonna complain in hopes that I can somehow change the past. I can't. I can change the future but not the past, so I'm just gonna put my efforts into doing well on the rest of the CAPP assignments.
This does not mean that I forgave her giving 25/50. It does not mean that I like her. It does not mean that I don't think she's a harsh marker. It does not mean that I don't think she's a bitch anymore. It does not mean that I don't think she's evil. What it means is that I've put Part C behind. I will not go back to Part C anymore. This is the last rant I'll have about Part C. It does not mean that I won't rant about CAPP or Ms French. I will. But Part C of Job Shadow. Over and done with, not related anymore.
And I can't go on hating her forever can I? She might be evil, mean, bitchy, picky and biased, however, she IS my teacher and I have to give her respect where respect is due. I don't just go around hating people just because they give me a bad mark on something stupid assignment. Picard gave me 27/50 on my book report last year, and I didn't go and complain...well, I did, but not for long. And I still got an A with him last year. So...nothing to complain about. Yes...nothing to complain about.
And now, to seal this whole thing up:
May you rest in peace forever, my lost 25 marks for CAPP Part C of the Job Shadow. You might be gone, but you will never be forgotten.
Yes...that concludes it nicely...