I can definitely relate to what you are going through. Every semester I get messages like this. Last semester four of my students have gave me a hard time with their final grades. I tell students in the beginning of the semester that I do not change grades or give extra points to "be nice". There are opportunities for extra credit and if my students do not take advantage of that, it is then on them. 1. One student who just made the C cutoff (I have a point scale of 500) had asked me if I could give her a B because she wanted to get into the nursing program. 2. Another student received a C+ and felt that she deserved an A. I event went into detail as to how I arrived at the grade. Her response was "That's not fair professor and you know it. If you do not give me the A, I am going to the chairperson and the dean. That will not look good since you are an adjunct." So I then gave her their office phone numbers :). 3. Two years ago a student received a C+ in my class and then emailed me and said "That's messed up, I now know what kind of teacher you are." It amazes me how students are bold in their E-mails. It amazes me how bold students are, but I also know that they probably got away with these stunts in high school. It is time for an awakening! Albert Bramante Department of Psychology/Sociology Union County College [EMAIL PROTECTED] (mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED])
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