Today, I sent an email to my teacher asking if a source was a primary source, he replied yes. I got my grade back for my essay and it was worse than I expected. My teacher said it was because I didn't use a primary source. I showed him the email, to which he replied, "Well, I was wrong in the email." FML
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Halloween
A failed costume, stolen candy and a very real scare: Halloween, the one night when fear is allowed.
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 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
Today, my teacher marked a test question wrong, even though I was sure I got it right, so I went online to check. I found a government-approved website showing proof that my answer was correct. My teacher still counted it wrong, because, "We follow the book." That book's older than I am. FML
Today, I got back the essay I wrote about how my country's education system is fucked. At one point, I made a spelling mistake. My teacher wrote a note about it, basically calling me illiterate, and telling me to pay attention in school instead of whining about it. She misspelled "school". FML
Today, I met my teacher after school to talk about a paper on which he gave me a low grade. I told him that I felt it was wrongly graded and he agreed. He lowered my score. 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, 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, after finishing a huge French essay, I realized my printer wasn't working. So, I emailed it to a guy in my class to print and then give to me. When I get to French, he said he had already turned his in early and never got my email. It turned out he used mine. I got an F on the essay. FML
Today, I asked my professor what happened to the assignment I gave him several weeks ago. Turns out he lost it, and graded me zero as a result. Now if I want a mark, he says I'll have to hand-write it all over again, but that I "probably shouldn't bother," because it was "a bit shit, really." FML
Today, my English professor bragged to my entire class about how good my essay was. He kept on saying great things about it for the duration of class. To my surprise, he'd given me a C-. When I asked why, his only response was: "I'm a hard grader." FML
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ilovesoccer1610 31
You should talk to the principal
Peacelove0404 26
He shouldn't be taking points off of your grade for his own mistake. That doesn't seem fair
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Dilexar 26
You should definitely say something either to him or someone superior. That's not right for him to play w/ your grade like that. It was his mistake.
M3DO 24
Similar thing happened to me but the teacher was nice enough to up my grade, I would talk to your academic advisor about it
InfiniteSunshine 32
Don't accept that as an answer. You were the responsible one hear, you didn't just use the source while being unsure about it, you consulted the teacher and had it confirmed. That's what most teachers recommend if you're uncertain about a source. Go higher up and ensure you don't get docked for this, him being wrong and giving inaccurate information is what caused the mistake, it was not an error on your part, so therefore the loss of grade is on him, not you. This will be a lot easier too since you have the email as evidence.
wow2mylife 25
this happened to me but my mom went to the els teacher because I have an iep and it got fixed
nickie_94 18
I swear they will let anyone teach these days
Brandi_Faith 34
"I guess you were wrong about my grade too then."
tj4234 36
I have a history degree so I think I can help. A primary source is from the time but has no hindsight. E.G. Eyewitness account, newspaper article. A secondary source can be from the time, or after it. The main difference is that it has hindsight. E.G. A newspaper written a day or two later, a memoir written by an eyewitness. A tertiary source (sometimes referred to as a secondary source in school) is a source that is both a primary source, and a secondary source. I.E. It's a primary source with some analysis. A memoir would also be tertiary if the writer reflected on how it impacted their life. Textbooks are also tertiary sources. Hope that helps.
blueboarding 5
In a way, primary sources are easy to figure out. Did it come directly from the person, place, or was it made when the event was happening.
tj4234 36
#21. Close, but not necessarily. See my comment above yours.
SoBeSatan 22
If he doesn't change your mark, I would petition that.
sousaphonist 14
Then you go over his head (to the principal, department head, whatever), explain what happened, and get the grade changed