Professor changes my grade b/c I expressed displeasure about his class.

[SkylarV217]

Ok so after my summer class ended, I sent my professor an e-mail expressing some concerns I had about the structure of his class and to let him know some of the difficulties I had in it. Then thanked him for all of his help and for the course. He then wrote back and said I needed to realize some things about his class and that after reading my e-mail he must have made a mistake to give me a B and was going to change it to a C... I have some problems with this b/c If he does this I will have to take the course again... Pay for it all over again and I don't know what to do ... I wrote him again and said i was not meaning to be rude if I came across that way and explained that was not my intentions and that I just wanted to let him know what I found difficult ... I asked him to reconsider about changing my grade and explained If he did i would have to take the class again.

He has not responded yet... What do you lady's think ?

 

[purrtykitty]

I'd save the e-mail and speak with an administrator immediately. If you earned the B, there's no reason to change your grade just for voicing some constructive criticism and/or your opinion.

 

[Simply Elegant]

I was going to say the same thing. He cannot just change it because of your opinion, no matter how you wrote the email. You could have been blatantly rude and he would still not be able to change your grade because of that because a grade is not based on attitude.

Anyway, I suggest printing out all of the emails and make an appointment to see the department head and get advice on what to do with this. It's not right..

Also, professors are supposed to be willing to adapt to teach students better. It's part of their job to help students learn better. I don't know if you have this but we have feedback forms that professors get to read the next year after that course has been completed and it's the same as what you did.

 

[kyustman]

that's horrible! I agree with the post before me, speak with the dept. head. Hopefully you can prove that you earned a B, by showing test scores, assignment scores, etc. in order to show that you deserve it.

Hope it works out for you!

 

[aestheticcoo]

I used to teach college level courses. What he is doing is unethical. Please see the department head and if that doesn't work escalate the problem immediately. Make sure you have documentation of everything. Best of luck to you.

 

[enjoybeingagirl]

I don't think he is allowed to do that. If I were you I would save or print out the e-mails for proof. Then contact the dean of the department he is in.

What a prick

 

[NicksWifey]

This man sounds like a piece of shit. You obviously earned a B in his class and if he can't handle some CC, that's his issue. You need to save the email and report him immediately. I've never heard tell of an instructor behaving in such an unethical manner.

 

[gigglegirl]

wowza girl this sucks. I hear why you are doing this though, there are just some things that need to be said that is not attacking, just helpful opinions for future classes.

Ive heard teachers going up, like I've had some people I know whine about their b and somehow the teacher bumps it up to an A. It pisses me off b/c I earned that grade fair and square but because you are the squeaky-wheel you get yours bumped up? grrr.

But this is the first I've EVER heard of it going the other way. Please please get all your marked assignments and exams together, along with printouts of your e-mails and go to the department head and go from there. It sounds like he did take it the wrong way and is trying to penalize you. Which I find ridiculous considering how I've found that in college profs are trying to make us be independent thinkers and make our voices heard---it seems like you did in a helpful way.

Best of luck girl. Did he change it? Like I know i can check my grades online once the senate approves them; has it changed down?

 

[juicygirl]

that is totally messed up. i have never, ever heard of this. i think you should def follow the advice of the other girls. it's ironic though, because my friend had a class that she took [biostats] where the grades were so obviously subjective. the thing that sucked about it is she deserved an but the teacher gave her a b. anyway, to sum it up, she complained and took it all the way to admin with her evidence and what not but still no dice. so why is it so difficult to get a grade changed to a higher grade but professors can reverse a grade down, no problem?? Makes me soooo effin mad! i hope it works out for you please keep me posted. =]

 

[Beauty Mark]

Print all the emails and schedule a meeting with the department head. Also, I hope that you have saved every piece of graded work. That's going to be the most concrete way of proving your grade. If this man's for real, he should be able to back up his claims; however, I'm betting that it's someone with a bruised ego. If that doesn't work, try a dean.

 

[cre8_yourself]

save that email as evidence and take it to your dean or academic services department.. you can def fight it.. I go to Rutgers and I know if that happened to me I would definitely fight that.!!

 

[Divinity]

Quote:

Originally Posted by purrtykitty I'd save the e-mail and speak with an administrator immediately. If you earned the B, there's no reason to change your grade just for voicing some constructive criticism and/or your opinion.

^^
WERD! It's unethical for a professor to change a grade for this reason too as well as violating university policies.

 

[benzito_714]

i had a similar situation. i wasn't going to go to the administration until i saw that my grade didn't reflect my actual work. little did i know the school was already involved in an investigation of this professor. my grade was changed along with the grades of my other classmates. your voice maybe more powerful than you think.

 

[PolyphonicLove]

I haven't had THAT happen - the worst was an old math teacher that actually DIDN'T teach at all, and would have kids drive her car to get her lunch [yes, I'm serious, the bitch is fat]. And when she DID teach, she either did a poor job or she'd say,

"I don't feel like teaching today. Do ya'll understand this?" And her fat ass would start eating. She even called my mum once and told her I was boy crazy. Needless to day, I went from a C+ with one math teacher, to a 53 in this woman's class.

Complain to whoever will listen - counselors, the dean, anyone that has authority over your Professor. I voiced my opinion way too late [but I may end up taking her senior math class...God], and nothing was ever done. Good luck, darlin!

 

[user79]

Department head, and if necessary, the Dean. Totally unethical behaviour, make sure to keep a copy of the email. What a dumbass prof!!!

 

[~Crystal~]

What?! O_O How can he do that?! Go complain- make as much noise as you like till somebody listens to you and realises what's wrong!! It's unethical- he can't base grades upon anything but in an academic light! Keep those emails, and go see the course coordinator, head of the faculty etc till someone fixes this! And go show them all your assessment marks!!!

Damn... I always hated those feedback sessions that we have at the end of each semester for every class, but now I'm starting to think that they might be useful afterall... The professors hand out an evaulation sheet and we all fill out a bunch of questions on how we think they went, plus suggestions at the end. I guess you guys don't have things like that...? =\

I have never EVER heard of a professor getting away with behaviour like that- if anything like that happened over here... well... sh*t would hit the roof from the fuss we'd kick up... and needless to say there would be a serious investigation into the matter regarding the conduct of the professor, as there should be now!!

Honestly- regardless of whether he actually goes to change your grade or not, you should probably let someone know about this. Professors can't threaten people with lowered grades because of a bruised ego... they should value the feedback and advice given to them, and take it into account in preparing for future classes!! If his reply to the email you sent is still along the lines of taking down your grade, inform him politely that you do not believe this is fair nor that his conduct is acceptable, and that you will be taking this matter up with whoever is in charge immediately.

 

[seonmi]

Yes, I agree, you should keep record of all the emails back and forth and report him (+ don't take any class with him in the future/ask him for recommendation). I wonder if you guys have the evaluation forms which are filled out by students anonymously at the end of the semester. At my school, we do that and the administration keeps the forms until grades are done and then gives them to professors.

Why do these people get to be professors

?

 

[Beauty Mark]

At my undergraduate school, we did ours by computer. We also get fined for not doing an evaluation.

At my grad school, we do ours by pencil, but the department secretary types them up, so it's a little more difficult to trace them. And at least for my TA evaluations, we didn't receive them until the grades were in

 

[purrtykitty]

^^I think that's how it was also done at my grad school.

 

[SkylarV217]

Well we normally do evaluations but not in the summer class, I really wish we had.... He is a foreign teacher ( from China)... so that might have something to do with his behavior ??? I don't know how grading works there ?