<p>Xokandy, this was his first year ever teaching. And yes, students complained when they got less-than-desirable grades in the class. Unfortunately, it was a small class (less than 25 people) so he had the right to judge our personalities according to how he viewed us. Thus, he graded hardly. Only 2 out of 20 people got As. It was a history class, so if we had any fact wrong, he wrote on the margins how angry he was (Uh, the time period is 1400 - 1800 A.D. Latin America, how are we supposed to know the correct events when we learn nada about the region in high school?) Then if we used a grammar style that was correct, but he didn't like the sound of it, he graded harshly in that category. He told me point blank that I should seek help in writing papers. I've never had problems with writing papers in my other upper-division courses. He was just an a$$. Other teachers agree with me.</p>
<p>I've definitely never had this problem with profs. I guess thats an advantage of a small LAC :)</p>
<p>my rm this year said his prof gave him an A on a test after looking at it for 30 seconds. he is a brilliant student in class though</p>
<p>Tenured professors tend to grade easier, especially if it's a final paper and they must grade other papers within a short amount of time. That's why it's important to pack everything (concepts, ideas, outline) in your introduction and conclusion!</p>