<p>Last week when I was returning graded exams a female student seemed upset after I told her that she did well on her exam. My remark was innocent but I suspect she construed it the wrong way. I discussed this incident with the professor and she suggested that from now on I don't comment on the students' performance. I feel like I did something wrong but I don't quite get it. It's not like the student did not do well on her exam and my remark implied the opposite.</p>
<p>talk to her again and then the professor. Find out what happened and act on it thereof. I simply suggest communication</p>
<p>I would be angry too. My grades are private, and even if you are returning tests, I would expect you to act as if you did not know how I did.</p>
<p>angry??? really??? seeeshhhsh how crazy is this world getting?
I agree with reilly. Communicate.</p>
<p>Probably one of those students who thinks that anything below a 100 is instant failure. </p>
<p>Next time as a joke, scribble out the real grade and write “67”, she’ll probably go postal in class :D</p>
<p>Are you a TA, or just another student? If you’re not a TA, then it might have seemed a little condescending (even if that was not your intention) of you to comment on another student’s score. Actually, I find it strange that the prof didn’t just hand back the test herself…my professors always hand back things themselves–upside-down–in class, or distribute them through campus mail.</p>
<p>But I wouldn’t lose sleep over it. Next time (if there is one) try not to look at other students’ grades. Again, that’s assuming you are a student yourself and not their grader.</p>