I get it. I really do. This is a freshman-level course. They have strict policies that go across many sections, and I've already bent them this semester. He can't bend them anymore. But, still. Can't breathe well. Let's think about how well I'm going to be able to do on the test. Oh, well. Hopefully it will be better than a 0.
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vw bug - May 13, 2008 3:57:31 am PDT #8865 of 10001
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sj - May 13, 2008 4:00:43 am PDT #8866 of 10001
"There are few hours in life more agreeable than the hour dedicated to the ceremony known as afternoon tea."
I get it. I really do. This is a freshman-level course. They have strict policies that go across many sections, and I've already bent them this semester. He can't bend them anymore. But, still. Can't breathe well. Let's think about how well I'm going to be able to do on the test. Oh, well. Hopefully it will be better than a 0.
I do understand this, but I am headed to the hospital/doctor should really be a valid excuse regardless of the rules.
vw bug - May 13, 2008 4:02:05 am PDT #8867 of 10001
Mostly lurking...
Eh. But, Hil's student from last night shows that you can't always just go with what they say. Ok. I'm off. Just changed my VM message to say, "If this is Dr. ____, please call my cell. Anyone else, leave a message."
Jessica - May 13, 2008 4:21:21 am PDT #8868 of 10001
And then Ortus came and said "It's Ortin' time" and they all Orted off into the sunset
They have strict policies that go across many sections
And one of those policies should be "Breathing is more important than rules." I mean, COME ON!!!
Emily - May 13, 2008 4:27:13 am PDT #8869 of 10001
"In the equation E = mc⬧, c⬧ is a pretty big honking number." - Scola
She's actually the fifth student (out of 28) to email asking for a higher grade.
Squeaky wheel, and all that. At BU I realized I was at a disadvantage because I didn't do things like that, and I thought the rules in the syllabus were the last word. Turned out "NO INCOMPLETES" really meant "no incompletes unless you come and ask me and have a good reason*." So I'd say Hil's students will probably do pretty well in life... while thoroughly annoying everyone around them.
And linking this to vw's post, I can see why they have that policy, but I canNOT see why the professor wouldn't have exercised his prerogative to make exceptions for actual emergencies.
(* Which makes sense. They have the rule so that they can point at it if they don't think the reason's good enough, but students with real need can have their case considered. I myself got one incomplete and one waiver of an attendance policy when I was there -- once I learned to ask for them.)
sj - May 13, 2008 4:32:17 am PDT #8870 of 10001
"There are few hours in life more agreeable than the hour dedicated to the ceremony known as afternoon tea."
I could see needing a note from your doctor saying it really was an emergency and you needed to be seen, but I can't see the total inflexibility when it comes to health issues.
Steph L. - May 13, 2008 4:36:21 am PDT #8871 of 10001
Unusually and exceedingly peculiar and altogether quite impossible to describe
I could see needing a note from your doctor saying it really was an emergency and you needed to be seen, but I can't see the total inflexibility when it comes to health issues.
Seriously. How happy will the school be if you die during the exam because you can't breathe?
Stephanie - May 13, 2008 5:15:41 am PDT #8872 of 10001
Trust my rage
At BU I realized I was at a disadvantage because I didn't do things like that, and I thought the rules in the syllabus were the last word.
This has continually bit me in the ass in life. I just assume rules are rules and the person wouldn't have instituted the rule unless they meant to enforce it. Living with my husband (who has no regard for rules what. so. ever.) has really helped me learn when I can break a rule and get away with it (no!)
Stephanie - May 13, 2008 5:16:23 am PDT #8873 of 10001
Trust my rage
Oh, and vw, I hope you are able to keep things under control, focus on your test, and then deal with the medical stuff later. Not that you should have to do it that way, but I hope it works out.
Pix - May 13, 2008 5:40:37 am PDT #8874 of 10001
We're all getting played with, babe. -Weird Barbie
Yeah, with something like a writing class or a business class or something, I could see some utility in attempting to argue (*argue*, not *pester*) for a better grade, by making a case for why your performance on specific tasks was better than the teacher graded them.Arguing your grade in my English class is a surefire way to make me want to lower it. Asking why you got the grade, no worries. I'm happy to review. But I grade on a set rubric and am very consistent. This idea that English grades are completely nebulous makes me growly. (I mean, I get why people think they are and that they may have had bad experiences with some teachers, but its not nearly as subjective as everyone seems to think.)
vw, I get that it's a freshmen course and that the prof is worried about fake excuses, but getting a note from the ER? I'm sorry, but that's a lawsuit waiting to happen. Even if you make it through the exam all right, you have grounds to file against the school for denying you emergency health care. IOW, grr. And hang in there.