I am a stickler for grades. Always have been, apparently, always will be. Yesterday, right before my first midterm, our teacher returned our papers to us. And I, delighted that I was getting my grade back so soon, looked at the paper before I started my exam. B++
What does that mean? I can only guess it means an 89. I saw another classmate's grade: D+ Ouch. But still, I feel bad about my B. I wanted an A. And for those fearing for my future children's grades, fear not! I am way harder on myself than others.
The problem I have is that the paper was on two poems we covered intimately in class. And the teacher marked me down for mentioning passages we went over. She had hoped I would use passages that weren't discussed in such detail. Umm, anyone see the problem here? We covered the entirety of the poems. Esp. the important details -- which were (you guessed it) important to my argument. *sigh* Academia. There is no changing the grade, but at least she suggested I use this topic for the second paper of the semester. Does that mean it will be easier? I certainly hope so. And there may be hope yet for an A in this class.
I better get an A. Or else I'm grounding myself. Maybe.
How can you be reading this if you're standing in the corner? An 89? That's pathetic!
ReplyDeleteActually, I would've loved an 89 for most of my grades. I scored low in school, not because I'm an idiot, but because I was an idiot and didn't take it seriously. Difference.
You'll do well!
Okay, you can come out of the corner now! :)
ReplyDeletePhew! Just in time to find out how I did on my midterm...
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