That's goony, Hil. I've never had a parent petition me to change a student's grade. Can't your department head deal with the grade change petitions?
I had a whole section about civic pride.
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Burrell - Dec 17, 2010 1:04:00 pm PST #11225 of 30000
Why did Darth Vader cross the road? To get to the Dark Side!
Hil R. - Dec 17, 2010 1:05:25 pm PST #11226 of 30000
Sometimes I think I might just move up to Vermont, open a bookstore or a vegan restaurant. Adam Schlesinger, z''l
Can't your department head deal with the grade change petitions?
We've been told to respond to all of these by just listing the grades the student got and saying, "By the guidelines set out in the syllabus, your grade is ___."
Cashmere - Dec 17, 2010 1:09:46 pm PST #11227 of 30000
Now tagless for your comfort.
I'm just completely gobsmacked that a parent would approach a college professor and ask this. For their adult child. It makes me sort of sick to my stomach.
beth b - Dec 17, 2010 1:31:17 pm PST #11228 of 30000
oh joy! Oh Rapture ! I have a brain!
while I believe the short response with no room for argument is best - maybe you need to add a line to the syllabus.
" any request for grade changes must have a mathematical proof"
javachik - Dec 17, 2010 1:34:34 pm PST #11229 of 30000
Our wings are not tired.
True but too harsh so am editing to keep holding my tongue. Or, fingers. Whatever the case is. Which is lowercase, not asscaps.
Steph L. - Dec 17, 2010 1:36:44 pm PST #11230 of 30000
this mess was yours / now your mess is mine
I have prescription cough medicine! I still can't breathe through my nose.
I'm still watching S1 of The OC, and Luke just almost kissed Julie Cooper. Also, the whole annoying Oliver storyline is almost over.
sumi - Dec 17, 2010 1:37:07 pm PST #11231 of 30000
Art Crawl!!!
I can't believe that you are allowed to release adult students grades to anyone other than the student. (Isn't that against FERPA? At least - here we're not allowed to discuss students records with anyone that isn't the student.)
Hil R. - Dec 17, 2010 1:40:28 pm PST #11232 of 30000
Sometimes I think I might just move up to Vermont, open a bookstore or a vegan restaurant. Adam Schlesinger, z''l
I can't believe that you are allowed to release adult students grades to anyone other than the student. (Isn't that against FERPA? At least - here we're not allowed to discuss students records with anyone that isn't the student.)
The student gave me permission to discuss his grades with his father.
sumi - Dec 17, 2010 1:43:11 pm PST #11233 of 30000
Art Crawl!!!
Ah.
Barb - Dec 17, 2010 1:53:11 pm PST #11234 of 30000
“Not dead yet!”
Sweet crispy jaysus, Hil, that's just mind-boggling.
I've made my kids take their lumps gradewise since they started school. Was I happy when Nate got Ds & Fs? No. Did I explain to him, "Well, if you had actually done your work your grades might have been better?" Yes. Were there problems with the teacher? Yes, which contributed to Nate not doing the work, but bottom line was he didn't do the work, so he got the grades he deserved.