Grades vs Education

[Fidel_Castronaut]

I should elaborate on the actions of some of the students I and my friends have had over the last few years to give a little more perspective. I have literally had students email me (as have my colleagues) asking for a better grade just because they felt they deserved it. Not earned it mind you. I have had students ask why they got such a low grade on an assignment/test/quiz. When the reason is plainly obvious, they did not know the material. But that doesn't stand in the way of wanting a better grade. The sad part is that while I would love to say these are the minority of students, I sincerely believe that at least 25% of my class falls into this category.

I had this a couple of times too. One of my friends is a dean in a medical school looking after Pharmacy students. Man oh man, the stories he tells me about people complaining about his junior lecturers who have given them a poor grade. He's looked at some of their papers and wondered why they even got a grade at all.