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I ended up going to summer school for physics because my teacher "unfairly" gave me an F. She told us at the beginning of the school year that we only had to do

by gareim 15y ago

I ended up going to summer school for physics because my teacher "unfairly" gave me an F. She told us at the beginning of the school year that we only had to do 10 of those honor questions (out of 20 possible) every unit and at the end of the year told us "Oh, I meant you only had to do 10 to not drop a letter grade" which was retarded and the class went nuts at this. And once, another student accidentally took home my packet for the weekend on the day it was due and when I tried explaining it to the teacher the following Monday, all she could do was smile and say I get a zero regardless. It was worth a SIXTH of my grade. She also never taught us and just threw homework and tests at us. I was pretty pissed that I ended up getting an F instead of a C or D even. If you think an A to a B doesn't matter, change ALL your A's to B's and see how you like it being "fair". As for the credit downgrade, maybe it was right maybe it wasn't. Still trying to decide for myself. P.S. That damn physics teacher is still teaching (aka sipping her Diet Pepsi in her chair all day) at my school.

gareim 15y ago
You know, I'm not against people downvoting me, but I'd like to know why. I'd like people to tell me why they disagree so I can at least learn from my mistakes.
- marvin 15y ago
  I didn't downvote you, but your comment isn't very relevant to the topic. I'm guessing that's why.
  - gareim 15y ago
    I disagreed with the guy I was replying to, but yeah, I do see that what I said wasn't relevant to the OP. Thanks for at least explaining. :)
- jackpirate 15y ago
  You are whining. There are lots of legitimate reasons to complain about teachers. You gave one legit (changing course requirements midway), and lots of illegitimate ones. You do not have a respectful tone. Plus, the fact that you would have only gotten a D makes you look retarded in the eyes of most on HN. It's hard to get sympathy from an intellectually snobby group by bragging about your failure to excel. In short, this is not how a polite student who deserved an A but received a B/C would have responded.
  - gareim 15y ago
    What were the illegitimate reasons? I suppose the one about someone else accidentally taking my homework? I don't think I could have helped that and any reasonable teacher might have given me half credit. I got a bad grade for lots of reasons. I hated the class. This was a teacher that tried telling me light travels at 300 meters a second. She also arbitrarily handed out grades, marking one of my answers wrong (0m/s^2) when another student got hers right (0m^2/s) when the correct unit was actually meters per second squared. My original point was that if the Treasury was correct and S&P gave them a bad grade based on mistakes, then yes, the USA should be complaining since the bad grade does have a negative impact.
    - burgerbrain 15y ago
      "I suppose the one about someone else accidentally taking my homework? I don't think I could have helped that and any reasonable teacher might have given me half credit." If I were your teacher and you told me that story you would be lucky if I didn't accuse you of academic dishonesty on the spot and filed the relevant paperwork. In the absolute best case scenario, assuming your total honesty, it's yet another lame variation on "my dog ate my homework". You are responsible for your work, nobody else.
      - gareim 15y ago
        The Units (that's what they're called) are passed back to our tables the schoolday before we turn them in (she makes us turn them in 3 days before that so she can spot check them in for some reason). I was talking to her while they were being passed back and by the time I get back, it's nowhere to be found and 5 minutes later, class ends. Turns out that my friend had grabbed hers to take home but accidentally grabbed both mine and hers. Monday comes and I don't have anything to turn in and when my friend gets back on Tuesday (she was sick), she apologizes to me profusely and proceeds to explain everything to the teacher who SMILES and says "too bad". So no, it's not a lame variation of "my dog ate my homework" because my friend admitted her mistake and begged the teacher to give me more than a zero.

by gareim 15y ago

gareim 15y ago

You know, I'm not against people downvoting me, but I'd like to know why. I'd like people to tell me why they disagree so I can at least learn from my mistakes.

marvin 15y ago
I didn't downvote you, but your comment isn't very relevant to the topic. I'm guessing that's why.
- gareim 15y ago
  I disagreed with the guy I was replying to, but yeah, I do see that what I said wasn't relevant to the OP. Thanks for at least explaining. :)
jackpirate 15y ago
You are whining. There are lots of legitimate reasons to complain about teachers. You gave one legit (changing course requirements midway), and lots of illegitimate ones. You do not have a respectful tone. Plus, the fact that you would have only gotten a D makes you look retarded in the eyes of most on HN. It's hard to get sympathy from an intellectually snobby group by bragging about your failure to excel. In short, this is not how a polite student who deserved an A but received a B/C would have responded.
- gareim 15y ago
  What were the illegitimate reasons? I suppose the one about someone else accidentally taking my homework? I don't think I could have helped that and any reasonable teacher might have given me half credit. I got a bad grade for lots of reasons. I hated the class. This was a teacher that tried telling me light travels at 300 meters a second. She also arbitrarily handed out grades, marking one of my answers wrong (0m/s^2) when another student got hers right (0m^2/s) when the correct unit was actually meters per second squared. My original point was that if the Treasury was correct and S&P gave them a bad grade based on mistakes, then yes, the USA should be complaining since the bad grade does have a negative impact.
  - burgerbrain 15y ago
    "I suppose the one about someone else accidentally taking my homework? I don't think I could have helped that and any reasonable teacher might have given me half credit." If I were your teacher and you told me that story you would be lucky if I didn't accuse you of academic dishonesty on the spot and filed the relevant paperwork. In the absolute best case scenario, assuming your total honesty, it's yet another lame variation on "my dog ate my homework". You are responsible for your work, nobody else.
    - gareim 15y ago
      The Units (that's what they're called) are passed back to our tables the schoolday before we turn them in (she makes us turn them in 3 days before that so she can spot check them in for some reason). I was talking to her while they were being passed back and by the time I get back, it's nowhere to be found and 5 minutes later, class ends. Turns out that my friend had grabbed hers to take home but accidentally grabbed both mine and hers. Monday comes and I don't have anything to turn in and when my friend gets back on Tuesday (she was sick), she apologizes to me profusely and proceeds to explain everything to the teacher who SMILES and says "too bad". So no, it's not a lame variation of "my dog ate my homework" because my friend admitted her mistake and begged the teacher to give me more than a zero.