I'm not sure if it's because of the holidays or if it's just coincidence, but so far some of the students that I have had in the fall semester have decided to let me know that they're dissatisfied with their grades with passive aggressive holiday greetings.
Every semester, I have a few students who believe that they deserve a better grade. I generally offer those students to meet with them in person or to explain via email why they deserve the grade that they earned. At the end of the fall semester, there has been always one or two students who choose not to have me explain why they earned that grade and instead choose to send me a message along the lines of that it is not up to me (the professor) to judge, but that only God can judge the actions that we take in life. Then they tack on a line about wishing me a Merry Christmas.
If God would like to grade the exams and papers and judge these students, please Lord, go right ahead! Until I receive that sign from Him, I will continue to "judge" the students.
A why and an eavesdropping and a brief update
2 years ago
I think a note like that would make my day, but I'm a fan of passive aggressive notes and unintentional comedy, so perhaps I'm not the best one to make a call here.
ReplyDeleteSomething else for God to judge, I suppose.