I have had a few other variations on the same theme. I allowed a student to
take an incomplete grade in a class last semester and then received this
request, followed by my response:
Student to me:
Dr. Froman,
May I ask, can you grade all of it now and tell me what grade I'd get. If the
Dear Tipsters,
The thread on pre-grading prompted my new question.
From time to time, near the end of the semester and before the final exam, a
student will ask me to tell them where they stand in the course.
My usual response is to tell them that they have all the graded work, so they
can
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Subject: [tips] Where do I stand in the course? Was: Please check my paper
BEFORE you grade it
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I always ask them how they think they are doing.
They do the work, they earn the grade.
There is a certain passivity - offensive to me -implied in the question.
They are not powerless. Although a lot of students appear to function under
this misapprehension.
Nancy Melucci
Long Beach City
Is the public attitude to reach for their video cams and cell phone
cameras to capture all types of events make them less likely to render
assistance to those in danger?
I need to know.
Thoughts?
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Daytona Beach,Florida
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I also get the related question of what grade is needed on the final for the
student to earn a particular grade. I tell students that I will remind them of
the grades they have earned, but that I believe they can do arithmetic and
algebra themselves. The students usually smile and thank me for
I get these questions only rarely nowadays. I think the reduction in my being
asked either of these questions comes from keeping their grades on Blackboard
where they can see them whenever they want.
Paul C Bernhardt
Frostburg State University
Frostburg, MD, USA
Hi Karl-
None of these factors would change my response. I guess it depends on how you
see your role; either as an arbiter (assigning grades) or as a guide/mentor. If
the former then there is no need to pre-read papers. If the latter then working
with the students to help them improve their
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