<p>This is my first time posting so yay! Anyway, I need some advice about something that happened at my high school. In January, my Econ teacher screwed up my first semester grade. He gave me an A instead of an A-. I had no idea if it was right or wrong because my Alg 2 teacher gave me an A-. ( It's wierd because teachers have to follow certain grading guidelines, like if I got an A first semester and another A second semester and an A on my exam, I am supposed to get an A for first semester.) So I didn't know if my Alg 2 teacher was supposed to give me a higher grade or if my Econ teacher gave me a higher grade instead of a lower grade. I talked to other teachers about it and they told me to go to the counseling secretary to find out what was going on. I went to her and she gave this evil smile and said that my Econ teacher gave me a higher grade than what he was supposed to give me. In less than an hour, she gave me the lower grade. I was so upset that I talked to my Econ teacher and he blamed it all on me! He said that I should've came to him first and I told him that I never had a teacher screw up a final semester grade before. I asked him if he could get the A back for me and he wouldn't do it because it would be a "sham" grade and if he did it our high school would be known as "sham high". He knew I worked so hard in his class, I was .2 pts off from an A+ in his class for both quarters and I was the only girl to bring the Econ book home and take notes and study it. It affected my whole school life. My grades were dropping and I was failing Alg II for a while and my Bio II teacher started to notice that I didn't have any confidence in me. I have been so distraught and this happened a while ago. I don't know if there is anything I can do to get that A back because it's a new school year and all... My econ teacher was one of my fav teachers too and now I won't even talk to him anymore. I don't really care about the grade anymore, what really hurts is that he was one of my favorite teachers and he wasn't on my side. I need some advice on this. Sorry this is so long winded, but I need to get this resolved once and for all.</p>
<p>BTW- Is it worth taking an AP class if you are not planning on taking the exam? I want to take this AP class because it's something I never learned about, but I don't want to stress myself out about the exam.</p>
<p>i dont understand how getting a lower grade in econ affected you so much that your grades in other classes dropped. you shouldn't have stressed about it as much as you did. sorry that your relationship with your econ teacher was strained, but thats how life is. a year from now (when im assuming you'll be in college) you will have forgotten all about that teacher</p>
<p>if your school factors AP classes differently/higher than regular classes, and they dont make it mandatory for you to take the exam, like my school did, then go ahead and take the class. it will be a worthwhile learning experience.</p>
<p>sorry, i dont know how to do the fancy quote thing, but you wrote</p>
<p>"I was .2 pts off from an A+ in his class for both quarters"</p>
<p>I guess that was a typo, if not, I have NO idea why you're complaining. I'm still not sure i know why you're so upset. It seems to me you're upset that your grade got changed after you informed the school the grade was wrong. It seems to me like if you really wanted the A, you should have kept your mouth shut, or if you were really the honest type of person who would report the inflated grade, then you wouldnt care that it was changed back.</p>
<p>You could always take the AP test and have the score removed from your score report for like $15.</p>
<p>It affected me so much because I worked unbelievably hard in that class. I mean, I even blew off studying for spanish just to study for that class. My teacher's grading scale was so screwed up. I had straight A+'s on the test and I would have a 96.4% and then if I got one B on a test it would go down 2 whole pts. Yes, I was .2 pts off from an A+. I had a 97.8% in the class and I needed a 98% to get an A+ and my teacher wouldn't round the grade up to an A+. Believe me, I would've kept my mouth shut if I would have known it was incorrect. I had no idea because either I was supposed to get a higher grade in Alg II according to the way my Econ teacher did my grades ( everything was the same except for the final semester grade that was in question. the quarter grades and the exam grades were the same. That's why I questioned the final grade. I compared them.) or my econ teacher was supposed to give me a higher grade. I guess I'm upset because I truly believe that my econ teacher could've gotten the grade back for me because he made an honest mistake. I just read in the school handbook a couple of days ago that I had thirty days to appeal a semester grade and nobody told me this, not my econ teacher and not the counseling secretary. That is what truly angers me. I don't know if they honestly had no idea about this policy, or they chose not to tell me about this policy. I know that he knows I'm a very hardworking student and very driven. I'm complaining about my grade because I have worked so hard to get this far ( I'm in NHS, I have a 3.8 GPA) and I feel like it's been a total waste.
I mean, I've been lurking around these boards, and you guys are taking all these AP's and you are trying to get into Ivy league schools. And I feel so stupid compared to you guys. I wonder how do you guys do this?
Like right now, I have to take my ACT's in October, and I'm so stressed out. I took this Kaplan course and my math scores haven't risen. I have no idea what to do to improve my math score and I'm totally freaking out about it. I know I need a high score, but I feel unmotivated because of this. I think that well, I worked so hard in Econ, look what happened, so what is the point of studying for the ACT's?
Sometimes, I just wonder, what is the whole point of this? I don't have a social life, all I do is study. Yeah, I get straight A's because I work my tail off. And for what? To get cheated out of a grade that I deserved in my Econ class?
My problem is that even though I didn't recieve the correct grade in my Econ class, I feel that I deserved that A. I guess my Econ teacher begs to differ on that.
Thanks for the advice.</p>
<p>Wow, ok. You need to calm down insanely.
I know what it feels like to feel inadequate to everyone on this board. It's my senior year of high school, and the first time I'm taking AP classes. My SAT was like, 1680 or something. My GPA is a 3.2 due to missing half the year sophomore year due to medical problems.
Really, you shouldn't have reported that. It's such a small thing, really. If it was a B+ and you, in reality had gotten an A, then I can see storming guidance and getting a grade change. Honestly though, you still got your A, be it + or -, so relax.
If you feel miserable, you should try to lighten up a bit on studies and get involved in clubs or hang out with your friends. I'm not saying drop your grades, but try to have a little fun. If you only study study study, you're going to realise at one point, in the whole mass of things, it's really not important, because there will always be that rich kid you've seen who flunked out of school, but due to his daddy having money, he's set for life, chances are, making more than you ever will. You'll read about someone from a little unknown college being the next billionaire. And even though you can be proud of worked for what you did, you're going to wonder "Was it all worth it? Did I have fun at all?" You should be able to look back and say "There was that one club that was really fun, and that one teaher was always nice to me, and going to that concert on the weekend with my friends was a good way to relax."
Please, relax.</p>
<p>Hey, relax!!
I can understand your frustration, but you know what **** happens and life isn<code>t fair. I don</code>t mean to sound all preachy but I think you should just let it go. I know you worked really hard and you did deserve a better grade and your dissapointed about your Econ teacher. But despite your grades, you worked extremely hard and I think that<code>s what matters- not whether you got an A or an A-. Don</code>t think all that hard work is a waste just because the outcome isnt what you wanted it to be. And definately don<code>t let this one incident unmotivate you to study for your ACTs. Stuff like this happens- you just have to know how to handle it. Good luck. Go out, have fun, don</code>t let this get to you.</p>
<p>Teachers sometimes like grading in bizarre ways...When I took mythologyy my freshman year, I got 100 on every quiz/test, and I always participated in class, yet I got 98 both marking periods...Perhaps he had to make it look as if the class were more challenging; I don't know...Just don't freak out when your teacher corrects your grade to correct it. After all, you ended up with the grade you deserved under the grading system, regardless of how corrupt it was...If a teacher makes an error in your favor, just shut up and accept it...If it is not in your favor (like when my Honors Bio. teacher tried to give me an 85 instead of a 95 one marking period), that is when you complain.</p>