In Advanced Painting this semester, we were required to grade ourselves. We were asked to write a 1-2 page paper that reflects on our semester, and also grade ourselves according to the requirements found in the syllabus. It didn't sound like such a bad idea at first, and so I wrote the paper and graded myself as asked.
Then, I get an email from my prof, sent to our entire class.
Basically, it said, I didn't agree with a lot of the grades you guys gave yourselves, so I'll be emailing you with your real grade shortly.
My grade got lowered, as did others in my class. The thing is, I also know that someone in my class gave herself an A, something I did not think was appropriate, but my prof agreed with it.
It turns out this same person has gotten an A in every painting class she has ever taken, even when her work (by anyone else's standards) did not merit it.
Now, I'm just frustrated. Why tell us to grade ourselves if you are just going to change it? And why ignore every requirement in the syllabus to give a good grade to a student you favor?
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