<p>what would happen if a teacher gave you a B- on an essay/test or a significant assignment? Would you talk to the teacher about changing it to an A, would you cry?</p>
<p>I would blow it off, because I get enough As in the busywork that it all evens out.</p>
<p>It depends on what level the class is. If it's an AP class, don't sweat it, that's hard stuff. I guess if it's a regular class and you're used to A's and it really means THAT much to you, you could talk to the teacher and show that you really care about your grade. But in general, like snoopy said, don't worry too much- it all evens out.</p>
<p>depends on the teacher, but teachers really hate having students come up and arguing about grades, maybe wear two foot helmets if you choose to try, the teacher ought to at least give you some credit for managing to cram on two helmets w/out breaking them....</p>
<p>It depends what you have to say and what your objective is.</p>
<p>Possible objectives:</p>
<ol>
<li><p>Convince the teacher to change the grade just because you care so much.</p></li>
<li><p>Express concern to the teacher about how much you care and how you're really interested in the subject, so the teacher goes easy on you next time.</p></li>
<li><p>Demonstrate to the teacher that he/she erred in grading your assignment and that you genuinely deserve more points or a higher grade.</p></li>
<li><p>Whine to the teacher that he/she wasn't fair, so you can complain to everyone at school that the teacher has it in for you.</p></li>
</ol>
<p>If the situation is #3, definitely talk to the teacher. If the situation is #2, talk to the teacher if you can do so maturely. If the situation is #1 or #4, forget about it.</p>
<p>I would consider myself lucky if I got a B- on an essay. I would happily accept it. My average essay grade is something like a D+. :D</p>
<p>^Not the response I had in mind especially on CC</p>
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lol, this is a hypothetical situation... What would YOU do, not I do</p>
<p>Amen, ChaosTheory.</p>
<p>I flucked (literally) the ONE test we had for my history class last grading period, and it dropped my average down 10 points (it was worth 37%). Basically, I moaned to anyone who would listen for a period, and I was fine by the next.</p>
<p>I don't like to dwell.</p>
<p>Really, if I don't like the class, all I care about is the final grade. Like, last quarter, I was doing really well in math (I'm in Alg 2 Trig, and we had just finished the Algebra 2 half, which I found quite tedious and hard, and moved on to Trig, which I loved) but suddenly it got quite hard and I'd already gotten 2 A's the quarter before so I was like, to heck with math. I failed the last 2 quizzes (not a "CC failure" of 80%, but real F's) and still got a B. </p>
<p>I mean, in the long run, why waste tears on test grades? 20 years from now, one test grade isn't going to prove you. Even if you fail and don't get into x college, it's YOU, not the college that makes you who you are. You can't really ever say, oh it's because I didn't go to Yale that I'm not a top-notch investment banker, because there are always people who didn't have the best but still persevered to reach the top. And they are the true stars in this world!</p>
<p>Here's what you do: stop *****ing. (Ahh, CC will probably edit that.) But really, don't complain, everything will be fine. I got 81's on both of my English essays this past term and I still ended up with a 92.1 overall.</p>
<p>Depends on why I got the grade.</p>
<p>stupid errors => I run around ranting to all my friends, like I did when my AIME score dropped by 5 points</p>
<p>unfair grade => I don't like talking to teachers about these sorts of things (unless it's like a 20 point difference or something, and it's purely a clerical error). I'd be able to bring my average up to an A anyway, so I usually don't stress that much.</p>
<p>didn't know the subject => usually the bad grade wouldn't surprise me anyway, so I just get sad that I'd missed out on such a wonderful learning opportunity.</p>
<p>Ask for extra credit, and lots of it.</p>