Okay, so I am a sophomore, hi. We just took finals and they are in the gradebook now. My geometry grade is at a 69.88%!!! I am so upset and mad I even have been crying today. I emailed my teacher to ask if she could round but she normally doesn’t. She hasn’t replied back yet but if she doesn’t want to round it, can I go to the principal with this? I have every assignment turned in, have been respectful in the class and have worked hard. Math is a weakness of mine, but I’ve never gotten a D on a report card so please help! Should I go to the principal if she won’t round? I cannot afford to have a D even if its a D+. I am so furious I don’t even know I just need advice. I’m not gonna suck it up, I want the grade I’m so close to which is a 70%! I will do what it takes. I don’t think our grading system rounds either.
That does really suck. Personally, I’d wait for them to email me back. If they say they won’t round it, I’m not sure if I would go to the principle or not. I’m not you, but you’d probably be happier at least asking the principle, so you know you have done everything you could do to get your grade up.
I don’t think a teacher would round a grade if that is school policy.
I think you should wait for the email. Afterwards, if she doesn’t round up or the principal doesn’t do anything, you just kinda have to get over it. I know it’s hard, but it’s in the past. Try focusing more on bettering your math skills.
No teacher is required to round, at least where I go to. Just because you turned in all your homework and have been respectful doesn’t mean you should get special privilege. From what you say, she doesn’t usually round, so why should you get special treatment? Going to the principal office just makes you look self-entitled. If you got a D+, you got a D+. You earn the grade you receive.
What would you tell the principal? “I earned a bad grade and I don’t like it”? No leg to stand on.
Your grade is your grade. You apparently only know the numerical grade and are in a snit about it. If she doesn’t round up what should you do? Nothing. First, the half year grade is not important. The grade at the end of the semester is what goes on your transcript.The exception in terms of meaning ascribed to mid-year grades is that sometimes rank is determined halfway through the junior year. Even that is irrelevant.
That aside, returning to what to do. If your teacher (or the school) established a 70 as the minimal criteria for a grade, then you have to have gotten that grade or better. You didn’t. The teacher may round up, but then has to do so for everyone the same distance from the next grade-So someone who is as close to a B+ has to be bumped up too. And someone that close to a C+, etc. Now how close is close enough? A 69.88 would round up to a 69.9. But now you’d like a .1 added. What if you had a 69.78? Would you be asking for a 70? So should every grade be bolstered by 2.2? It’s so close. You are .12 from the 70. What if you were 2.2 away? See the problem. If the teacher raises everyone’s grade who is equally close, that seems reasonable but I can see where an argument can be made against doing so too.
I can certainly understand your statement “I want the grade I’m so close to which is a 70%!” but your stance of entitlement is not flattering! the grade isn’t given for 'wants" . It is earned by performance on tests. I would advise you against going to the principal if the teacher does not round up. In fact I’d suggest you not ask that the teacher round up. The teacher may do that, although you appear to think it unlikely. It is understandable to hope for that and it may happen. But I believe that pressuring a teacher to change a grade is an example of student incivility. It is unfair to every other student. It is unfair to the current students who all knew the constraints regarding grades all semester. They have a right to expect that the standards not be changed midstream. It is unfair to the teacher because it is you and not the teacher who put yourself in the position of having a less than desirable grade and it is unfair to future students because these kinds of things wear on teachers who often become less sensitive to student needs after repeated instances of being subjected to student pressure.
Getting a D isn’t the end of the world and you have another semester to improve it. Suck it up!
And who are you furious at? Hopefully the one who is responsible for the grade, which is you. You will survive a D. Don’t go into finals again in such a compromised position. Do better earlier.
You can ask your teacher to round your grade; it doesn’t hurt to try. But if she doesn’t, it isn’t the end of the world; you still have another semester to prove that you deserve more than a D.
Think and reflect on it: why did you get a low grade? Is it because you don’t understand? Is it because you are not studying correctly? Is it because you are not a good test-taker? Don’t just work hard, work smart as well. Perhaps stay after with your teacher to ask her questions on anything you can’t understand. Perhaps watch online videos to help guide you through your difficulties — there are numerous resources out there (e.g. Khan Academy), many of which are free. Every little step will help, but the first step is identify the problem before you try to solve it.
Hopefully this helps! 
Thanks for the replies everyone. I am a bit more calm now about this it’s just right when I saw my grade I just had to let my anger and frustration out. Yes, I know a D+ won’t ruin my life, but its definitely not a grade I’m proud of. It does really kill me though that I was so close to what I wanted in the class. Teacher hasn’t replied back to my email yet, and I won’t go to the principal anymore. I’m hoping she will with a miracle give me extra credit or round but if she doesn’t I guess I’ll accept it.
Thanks everyone. 
Hey, just relax. I got a D+ last year in Spanish 2 (69.9 and she didn’t round lol) and I was really upset as well. I studied hard but the tests were really difficult and there was nothing more I could’ve done. However, I retook the semester over the summer and got an A (95%…shows how difficult the tests actually were) and now I have an A on my transcript. I did get a C second semester but you can’t retake C’s so that darn letter is still there. But it’s ok. Failing is okay. We aren’t always perfect. As long as you pick yourself up after you fail and go retake the semester, and get a C or higher 2nd semester, don’t worry. Life will be fine. You will go to college. Don’t worry