Today, I lost a grade on an essay, because according to my teacher, I put much more detail into my analytical essay than I should have. FML
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Today, I got my graded essay from my teacher. Earlier, he'd said that it was "too specific", and that I should change it to be "more general and debatable". Now that I've got it back, the first comments on the paper are, "Your thesis is too general, be more specific." FML
Today, I received a terrible grade for an essay I worked really hard on. I had two friends, one being an English major, check it over. However, apparently I "clearly didn't use spellcheck" on this essay just like the last one I submitted to her. FML
Today, I had my teacher look over my essay before turning it in. He said it was extremely well-written, so I handed it in. When I got it back, the feedback he left said it was one of the worst essays he'd ever read. FML
Today, I got a writing assignment back. After meeting with my professor specially after class and meticulously combing through every word of that paper, I got a low D. Turns out, he graded me down on every suggestion of his that I took. FML
Today, I asked my classmate to look over my essay. His comments were longer than the essay itself. FML
Today, after finishing a two hour essay exam that will determine the future of my career, I realized I misread the question. FML
Today, I turned in an essay after staying up late to work on it. I was away when the teacher assigned it, so I'd asked my friend what the subject was. It transpires that she'd given me the wrong one, all because she was mad at me for not returning her pencil. FML
Today, after turning in a paper that I worked really hard on, I got it back with a grade of 0. In the feedback section, my professor wrote: “In all my 37 years of teaching, this is by far the worst essay I have ever read.” FML
Today, I got my language final exam back. It was a 10-page essay front and back, and I saw that I received a D. The teacher told me the plot was too hard to follow and it jumped all over the place. It turns out he forgot to read the back of every page. FML
Today, after submitting a 500-word essay to a writing contest, I found out that I lost to someone who wrote 3 sentences. FML
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Top comments
annarcheer 19
Honestly you need to talk to someone about that because you don't want to end up with a crappy grade because your teachers an idiot.
genericfmluser 17
I am saddened by the American school system.
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Comments (116)
kat0998 4
I wish I had that problem lol
NinjaBoyDavido 13
I think you need to bring this up, you deserve a good grade for that.
Jake42100 17
To much detail is now a bad thing? The teacher must not like you because thats an invalid reason to get a bad grade....
ma12r 22
Umm....looks like someone needs to analyze that teachers degree because that's pretty shitty. Especially if you were gonna get an A
damndre 14
Your teacher gets an F for being lazy.
Sky_High_Flying 16
This has happened to me before as well! I'm just going to go with jealousy from the teacher, because who lowers a grade when you put in extra effort? That's just crazy. They just wish they had writing skills like you haha.
Ichiya 29
The truth is there is such a thing as too much detail. It can confuse the actual purpose of the paper and sound more like rambling for length rather than actual necessary information. One should try to get their point across in a concise but informed way. Only include critical details and explanations.
Sky_High_Flying 16
I'm sorry, but maybe OP didn't ramble. You don't know what happened. But I'm sorry for making you write a paragraph to my response. Have a nice day, as well as making other people feel nice. ☺ P.S. I never said there was no such thing as too much detail, all I was trying to do was make OP feel better...
doodlecloud 27
Maybe OP didn't put too much detail in, maybe they did. The point is, 90% of the comments have immediately assumed OP can do no wrong, seem to have completely missed the fact that detail is NOT always good and are giving potentially damaging advice as they're mostly telling OP to just ignore or have a go at the teacher rather than considering if they can and need to improve. Also, 4 simple sentences is hardly a massive, time consuming paragraph.
abbyade 21
Your teacher needs to be reviewed -_-. Students are usually downgraded due to lack of analytical skills..!
CitricAcid 21
And parents wonder why their children fail in school so often...
junkusernamexyz 17
Overachievers unite!
gobiteme2 34
Does the teacher actual know what the word “Analytical” means? It suck to be an idiot teacher.