<p>I feel SO guilty for something I have no control over, and probably shouldn't feel guilty about. I'm taking this lower level physics class, and I had the same prof for a class last semester (astronomy), and loved the class, so I decided to take this one. So basically I know the teacher pretty well, and we have the same sense of humor and I ask questions after class and am generally a good student. That part I have no problem with, BUT he grades me SO easily, and I feel guilty about it. I think that because we get along so well he always assumes I know the material and gives me credit for work I havn't necessarily done. Like, I've had 10 point (out of 60) problems where I've used a slightly wrong method and gotten the answer ultimitley wrong, and he only takes off one point. Just today we got back a test that I took, and I didn't study for it and knew I got a few problems not completely correct, and I only got 2 points taken off (out of 60), and I just feel bad about it.</p>
<p>now, I know I should probably just count my lucky stars, take my A and run, but I just kind of feel badly. . . Anyone else have a similar experience?</p>
<p>Are you sure that's just not his grading policy? A lot of professors/teachers have a policy where as long as the method seems correct, they'll take off very few points.</p>
<p>Yeah if he likes to grade you higher, let him. i don't see the problem. My TA likes me in my art history class as well and gave me full credit when i put in 647 instead of 674. haha...</p>
<p>Although in my design class my professor seems to have given me accidental extra credit points. I don't know... maybe it was for something else?</p>
<p>Is he grading every one like that? Have you asked your neighbor how he/she is being graded? This could just be the professor trying to give encouragement and confidence to new college students as they develop their wings in a low level class.</p>
<p>Don't take this the wrong way, I'm just trying to help explain it. College professors are there for a reason, well some, and that is to help the younger generation take us forward, and to help the newbies (who are probably struggling with the life adjustments associated with college--especially at a college away from home) develop confidence is key to that process.</p>
<p>Nope, the last class I had him for he graded me more stringently, but that was a class with 96 people and this one is only 23 (so he knows us better). He shows us the class average and they aren't crazy high like I think they would be if he graded everyone like he does me. Also, I'm a sophomore and he knows that, so he's not just trying to help out someone who is new to the school. It's a low level physics class for non-science majors, so he's not trying to encourage us to continue going on with physics. He also asked me to TA for the class I took last semester, which I'm going to do. </p>
<p>And while it was not intentional, I do love 311. They came to my school last year. Whose got the herb???</p>