<p>It's for Spanish, and I have a 91 in the class right now, while a 92 would be an A. As soon as midterms is over the semester is over and I'm meeting with my teacher after exams tomorrow to convince her to raise my grade. I just need her to bump me up on a homework grade or something, because our school does rounding and even a .3 difference would help right now.
How do I go about doing this? Should I go the 'you're wrong in your grading' route (which is partially true, because she only gave me 10 points for a 15 point packet I was told I would get more points for if completed on time), or 'I'm so so so so sorry but I'll try harder and I tried really hard this quarter', or 'please just raise my grade since I am so close'? She is the type of teacher who doesn't like admitting her errors so I don't know if the first option is the way to go. Also, I'm bearing in mind I am not her favorite student, though definitely not her least.
Any advice?</p>
<p>That has happened to me before. But, a 93 is an A for me. Maybe you could redo something you messed up on, like make up work, or you could have an oral session with her to count as extra credit. Just ideas.</p>
<p>Extra creds aren’t allowed at my school unless it’s offered to all the students taking a particular course. Some teachers still do it, but my Spanish teacher doesn’t. The only way right now is to convince her, beg her, argue with her etc.</p>
<p>If she made a mistake in her grading you should point that out.
Otherwise, I don’t think you’ll have much luck. If they wanted a 91 to be an A they’d set up the grading scale that way.</p>
<p>Point out the mistake, see if that helps you grade. If not this is not much you can do. I have had teachers bump me before, never have they done it because I asked (the two times I have asked to be bumped they have refused), I have learned from experience that it is not worth annoying the teachers.</p>
<p>I agree. If it really was a mistake, point it out (go overboard in niceness and politeness, though!). Other than that, though, do not ask for a grade bump. Teachers rarely do this anyway, and you will likely just be an annoyance. Anyway, why do you want an A you did not earn?</p>
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<p>“Hi, Senora X. I just wanted to check in the grading on this packet. I was under the impression that I could earn 15 points on this if it was turned in on time, and since I turned it in by the due date I wondered if you could check the grading on it again.” I would sit down as if I expected her to check and let you know right away if you can get away with it. But EXTREME friendliness and politeness are the order of the day. And even if she does not bump the grade, thank her.</p>
<p>That is the only option on your list that I would try. If you truly EARNED a better grade, then very politely ask her to review that item. You will get nothing for begging or saying you tried hard. "A"s are supposed to be for students who did the work (and an A- is actually a very good grade anyway).</p>
<p>Thank you for the suggestions everyone! I talked to her about an hour ago and she agreed to give me more points for the packet after 10 minutes of convincing (I had a blank page.) And A- is a good grade but at our school we don’t do minuses or pluses :(</p>