I am magically smart again.

[jackshoegazer]

It was not widely reported in the media, but I received a B- on my first Shakespeare exam.  I have, like, never gotten that low of a grade on a test  in any English class, ever.  But I took it like a grownup, took a deep breath, and vowed to do better next time.  Obviously, it was a new class, new instructor, new TA's, and I didn't know what to expect.  Apparently the rest of the class did very poorly as well.

So, there's a new test on Friday.  Today, I went to see my TA to ask him to look over my exam so I would have a better idea what I did right and what I did wrong so that I could do better on Friday's exam.  So, he reads over my answers and says, "Yeah, I don't know what I was thinking.  These are really good answers."  He then changes my scores and suddenly I have an A- instead.

HUZZAH!

Seriously people, go talk to your TA's.

Comments

[mystickeeper.livejournal.com]

NICE.
Favorite Co-Worker recently inquired about what was up with her attendance grade, and the TA revealed she had accidentally given her someone else's grade!

[gislebertus.livejournal.com]

THANKS FOR DOUBLING MY OFFICE WORKLOAD, ASSHOLE.

Love,

A TA.

:)

[jackshoegazer.livejournal.com]

YOU'RE WELCOME, FUCKER. :D

[gislebertus.livejournal.com]

Now I'll be swamped with grade-grubbing assholes.

Wait, that happens anyway!

[jackshoegazer.livejournal.com]

Hey, I wasn't grade-grubbing. I had no idea I was going to walk away with a better grade.

I should have specified that I meant go talk to your TA to learn.

[gislebertus.livejournal.com]

I'm just giving you crap, man.

[jackshoegazer.livejournal.com]

I know. I am playing along. Or rather what I should have said was:

MY PARENTS BOUGHT ME AN A WITH TUITION MONEY AND YOU ARE TAKING IT AWAY!

[gislebertus.livejournal.com]

NO, YOUR PARENTS PURCHASED YOU AN OPPORTUNITY TO PROVE WHAT A LAZY, IGNORANT STUDENT YOU ARE. I CAN'T HELP IT IF YOU DON'T CARE ENOUGH TO SHOW UP.

*marks grade to F*

[jackshoegazer.livejournal.com]

BUT I TRIED REALLLY HARD! I WENT TO LIKE 90% OF THE CLASSES SO I SHOULD GET LIKE 90% FOR A GRADE!

[jackshoegazer.livejournal.com]

[gislebertus.livejournal.com]

For this gem I shall award you three thousand quatloos!

[jackshoegazer.livejournal.com]

I saw this and immediately thought of you :D

[purplemb13.livejournal.com]

I actually once had a student inform me that when he pays tuition for his credits, he purchases all the points associated with that course. As the TA, I then take them back when he does something wrong.

[scarbaby.livejournal.com]

By any chance is he a Political Science major?

[jackshoegazer.livejournal.com]

Did you also inform him that with each credit purchased, there is an obligatory punch in the face from the TA?

[scarbaby.livejournal.com]

Oh! Say that in French like in your script!

[brdgt.livejournal.com]

He was probably on exam 84 at 3 AM and drunk. It happens.

[jackshoegazer.livejournal.com]

That's what I figured. It seems like it was a particularly horrible exam, performance-wise. So poor that they re-weighted it from being 25% of our grade to only 15%. I can imagine after several dozen bad exams, he was all FUCKYOUIHATEYOUALLMORONS.