Students are the worst
Rant ahead. Feel free to skip.
This semester, after all tests have been graded and grades submitted, I've had the following complaints:
1. Student just asking for a B+ rather than a B to help their GPA.
2. Three students asking for extra credit now that the semester is over so that they can improve their grades.
3. Two students asking for a specific breakdown of how I calculated their final grades (even though it's listed in the syllabus, they just would have to do a little math).
4. One student who I kindly gave an Incomplete to a year ago suddenly trying to make up all of that work in the last three days of this semester before the Incomplete turns into an F on Thursday.
5. Another student asking for an Incomplete for heath reasons that she at no point in time informed me of even though all semester all she did was one quiz and one test (missing another dozen assignments and two other tests).
6. One student asking to answer the last essay questions of the test because he "forgot" to do so when he was actually taking the test.
7. One student asking to take the test late because her uncle died.
8. Another student asking to take the test late because he forgot when the test was due.
9. One student insisting she should be getting an A in class despite failing (by a LARGE MARGIN) two of two tests and the term paper which are 75% of her grade.
10. At least three students insisting that they turned in material despite there being a zero in the gradebook for those assignments for at least the past couple of weeks. (Two were correct and they had turned in late assignments that got buried in my inbox, but still! You need to remind me sooner! I did fix those grades without issue. The third student, though insisting he had turned something in, didn't turn in anything.)
This doesn't count the two students doing last minute make-up exams after missing the in-person exams this semester. This also doesn't count the departmental coordinator (who has even MORE students complaining at her) getting mad at me for something I can't help. She's a dear and I like her, but I swear I'm doing my best.
Guess who's going to be a real bitch about turning things in on time and grading next semester?
This semester, after all tests have been graded and grades submitted, I've had the following complaints:
1. Student just asking for a B+ rather than a B to help their GPA.
2. Three students asking for extra credit now that the semester is over so that they can improve their grades.
3. Two students asking for a specific breakdown of how I calculated their final grades (even though it's listed in the syllabus, they just would have to do a little math).
4. One student who I kindly gave an Incomplete to a year ago suddenly trying to make up all of that work in the last three days of this semester before the Incomplete turns into an F on Thursday.
5. Another student asking for an Incomplete for heath reasons that she at no point in time informed me of even though all semester all she did was one quiz and one test (missing another dozen assignments and two other tests).
6. One student asking to answer the last essay questions of the test because he "forgot" to do so when he was actually taking the test.
7. One student asking to take the test late because her uncle died.
8. Another student asking to take the test late because he forgot when the test was due.
9. One student insisting she should be getting an A in class despite failing (by a LARGE MARGIN) two of two tests and the term paper which are 75% of her grade.
10. At least three students insisting that they turned in material despite there being a zero in the gradebook for those assignments for at least the past couple of weeks. (Two were correct and they had turned in late assignments that got buried in my inbox, but still! You need to remind me sooner! I did fix those grades without issue. The third student, though insisting he had turned something in, didn't turn in anything.)
This doesn't count the two students doing last minute make-up exams after missing the in-person exams this semester. This also doesn't count the departmental coordinator (who has even MORE students complaining at her) getting mad at me for something I can't help. She's a dear and I like her, but I swear I'm doing my best.
Guess who's going to be a real bitch about turning things in on time and grading next semester?