<p>So on my syllabus for a writing class it says we can rewrite three major assignments and the professor will average the grades. I approached my professor about this, but she said: "That's on the syllabus? Oh, well I can't. I'm too busy."</p>
<p>Is this just something I should suck up?</p>
<p>you should report her or something… i’d be like ***.</p>
<p>That is very unfortunate for you. I believe you should have the right to rewrite those assignments since that’s the policy on the syllabus. On the other hand, pursuing your rights might not result in your professor looking at your essays more favorably…</p>
<p>I would just let this topic rest. At least no one else gets to rewrite stuff either, so you are not at a disadvantage compared to everyone else.</p>
<p>if your at a decent school, you can do something about it.</p>
<p>Tell the Department head. If she wrote that on the syllabus she should respect it and allow students to do it. It’s unfair to do something like that. If it were a schedule issue then it isn’t important. But minor stuff like that can affect a student’s grade/performance in class so I would mention it to her again. If she still says no, then make an appointment with your department head. If not then maybe see the Dean since he can put some talk to the professor.</p>
<p>Well, how important are the rewrites for you? Do you think your grade would change significantly if you did them? While I totally sympathize with you, it may not be worth the hassle to try to get your professor to change her mind. I mean, if she’s so flaky now, I wouldn’t want to take the risk of antagonizing her. But if you think this will have a drastic impact on your grade, then you should bring it to someone’s attention.</p>
<p>I think it’s incredibly irresponsible of your professor not even to double-check the syllabus before handing it out. If it’s on the syllabus, and she never said anything to the contrary (even if there’s a caveat somewhere that says the syllabus is subject to change), then it’s unprofessional of her to change policies as soon as a student reminds her of one she doesn’t like. The syllabus for one of my classes has been changed multiple times throughout the semester, but all the changes had to do with scheduling issues (including moving a due date, which was annoying, but well publicized in advance).</p>
<p>Also, has anyone else in your class had to deal with this? Are you sure your professor absolutely said no, or could she have meant that now isn’t a good time for you to submit the rewrites? Could you possibly have gotten an incorrect version of the syllabus?</p>
<p>if this is a real story with all the information, your professor should not be employed much longer.</p>
<p>My professor IS the department head, granted the department is very, very small and not good. </p>
<p>Another student questioned her about it in class, and she again said no. Then the next class period she said she’d let us rewrite ONE of the three assignments.</p>
<p>As for my grade, I’m pulling an 88-91, which really just makes me unhappy because I went into the course thinking it’d be an easy A because I was dealing with three other difficult classes. However the class just ended up being a huge time commitment and everyone I’ve talked to in the class dislikes the professor’s teaching style/grading. </p>
<p>I do want to email the Dean or something, but at the same time I wouldn’t even put my professor above giving me worse grades if she found out I said something.</p>
<p>I’m probably not going to do anything about it right now, but after I’m finished with the course I’ll probably write a letter to the dean about it.</p>
<p>You should rally together the other students who’ve been burned by this crap and all meet with the Dean.</p>
<p>Some people truly believe that the syllabus is a contract between the professor and the student. </p>
<p>If your professor/department head does not believe in that, then that is a shame. </p>
<p>I think that the professor/department head just passed out some old syllabus without looking at it. Would you recall if they went over the syllabus the first day of class and covered the “rewrites” in any way? If they did and are now reneging on it, then double shame on them.</p>
<p>If you have vibes that the professor would mess up the grades of anyone who would complain, then be all anon. with your complaint to the dean. I hate to speak like that, but make an e mail through gmail or something and express your concerns about the rewrites as well as the professor anon. and say that you are being anon. for fear of retaliation. Then, sign your e mail: “concerned student of blah blah blah section # 123 class.”</p>