So I got into my first confrontation with a professor ever yesterday! I know it sounds soooo bad....but here's what went down:
As I have said before I took AP Calc in high school and I am currently taking MATH 110 as a hour filler, and also as a pre-req to take calculus next semester. I got my second test grade back yesterday, and I was extremely unhappy about it. I recieved a 77 on my test despite only actually missing about 2 questions. I was penalized 1 point here, 2 points here, 3 points here....for skipping steps and not answering the question exactly step by step as the MATH 110 professor taught us. Never have I EVER been docked points for answering a quesion differently than the way I was taught! So I turned my test back in as I was told, so that I could come talk to the professor about my grade. I return a couple hours later to their office hours to discuss my test, and it did not go as I planned AT ALL.
At first the converation was polite and civil. I was trying to understand exactly what the teacher wanted from me... As I ask more questions about why I got points off here and there, he teahcer began to get impatient and loud with me. In human response I gradually began to take a defense one and became loud as well. Eventually I just left extremely pissed off and worried that my professor was out for me. Today I sent a very nice email apologizing despite my true feelings, asking to meet with them a second time.
I'm extremely confused about why I got a 77 on a test I should have gotten an "A" on, because I had all the right answers.... I am also extremely disappointed in UNC's Math Department...
Anyone have an stories similiar to this?
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The grading on your test does sound ridiculous. Honestly, I haven't had such great experiences with the Math department. I'm in STOR 155 which is a higher level stat class which, by the way, I'm pretty sure I shouldn't be in. Anyway, because I'm in this higher level class I went to the Math Help Center to get some tutoring and do you know what they told me? "Well we don't consider statistics a math, so you can sit in the corner and someone might get to you eventually." Yeah, no one puts me in the corner, so I left. Thanks Math Center.
ReplyDeleteOhhh Allie! I can totally see you giving a hilarious look when they told you to sit in the corner! I would totally leave also!
ReplyDeleteThat's hilarious! lol
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