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| 05-16-2009 09:23 PM | |
| josiecat | Sweet! Good for you for speaking up. |
| 05-04-2009 06:19 AM | |
| 47 is Pleonasm |
40% of the course grade?  Our department head eliminated participation grades completely, because of students (and parents  ) who complain  It's such a fuzzy topic and so subjective. I'm frankly glad it's gone. Good for you for advocating for yourself. |
| 05-04-2009 06:16 AM | |
| Limeade |
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| 05-01-2009 04:52 AM | |
| MadCar |
Good deal! You deserve an A.
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| 04-30-2009 10:48 PM | |
| todolist |
Well you are getting your A.
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| 04-30-2009 04:29 PM | |
| funkytown |
Well, he said he's changing my grade to A. :whew He poo-pooed all my points before saying it, but hey, they must've been effective  .
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| 04-30-2009 02:02 PM | |
| funkytown |
Apparently. I guess it would have been better just to reiterate points others already made. Seriously, twenty students in this class, including me, spoke regularly. We weren't delving deeply into topics. There is only so much to be said. He hasn't replied to my email. Lesson learned: listen to my husband. He's always told me: "Never, NEVER, trust a mofo in a bow tie" and this mofo ALWAYS wore a bow tie.
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| 04-30-2009 01:57 PM | |
| MadCar | Well that's just silly. I could see if you were messing around on a laptop or texting that you would get no credit but if you were paying attention you should get something. It's not your fault you didn't have an opinion to give on a topic. Would the prof prefer you throw out random statements just to get the points? |
| 04-30-2009 08:25 AM | |
| funkytown |
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Originally Posted by todolist
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I'd want an explanation too.
I got a 3% in participation for one class. But if you consider that for the class is only 5% it could be worse. |
| 04-30-2009 08:24 AM | |
| funkytown |
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All my profs just mark a sheet if you participate once per class. I would want an explanation too.
If it had been clear that we had to speak in every class, I would have done that. I was under the impression, though, that it was overall class participation and overall, my participation was certainly not average. I just sent him an email, making the argument that I earned an A in his class. Hopefully, it is well-received. We shall see... |
| 04-30-2009 07:49 AM | |
| todolist |
I'd want an explanation too. I got a 3% in participation for one class. But if you consider that for the class is only 5% it could be worse. |
| 04-30-2009 04:53 AM | |
| MadCar | All my profs just mark a sheet if you participate once per class. I would want an explanation too. |
| 04-29-2009 09:50 PM | |
| Soloxine | Yeah, I'd want some kind of explanation of that. |
| 04-29-2009 08:28 PM | |
| 47 is Pleonasm |
How does the prof quantify participation like that? Does he check off every time someone speaks? I have given 100, 90, 80, 70, 60 for participation--not 77 
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| 04-29-2009 08:18 PM | |
| funkytown |
Imagine--a class where you discuss political issues... ...now, imagine me getting a 77% participation grade for that class. Can you imagine it? Yeah, me neither. But, that's precisely what my ethics professor gave me. 
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