Would you talk to the professor in this situation?

Question

Bascially in a nutshell we did a group project and we all had to do our part. At the end, we had to grade each other, and we were not supposed to see what the others gave us. I turned in my grade sheet, and looked down to see that she gave me a poor rating, and put down that she did not want to work with me again. I felt that I did a lot for the group, I bought the food which cost about 20 bucks, and did my part, maybe not the way she wanted it. I want to know it you think it's a good idea to talk to the professor even though we were not supposed to look at the sheet. I did gave everyone a perfect score by the way.

Answer 1

No.

First reason, you weren't supposed to even see the sheet. So you're automatically letting the professor know you can't follow directions.

Second reason, you think you did a lot. She didn't. She has the right to tell the professor that she didn't feel the same as you did.

Third reason, it doesn't matter that you gave everyone a perfect score. That's what you felt was necessary, great. No one else was obligated to give the same score as you.

Fourth reason, it doesn't matter how much you spent. A lot of people can go out and lay down cash - if there isn't thought behind it - it doesn't matter that much.

Fifth reason, she has the right to not like you! Welcome to America where people can write down their thoughts and feelings when they are requested to do so.

I'm not trying to be mean here, but it really seems that you're wanting to grade yourself and not understanding the basic concept of grading one another. You don't know what the professor saw, nor do you know what the other people said. Now, if it turns out you get a bad grade... THEN go talk to the prof and PRETEND you don't know why. Were I the instructor, I'd respect you a lot more for that, than telling me you "snuck a peek".

Answer 2

If you are not supposed to know the grades that everyone gave you, this would be kind of tricky anyways. But, you have to assume that your professor is more astute than you are giving them credit for. If you gave everyone good ratings that says something about you too. It says that you aren't too critical of others, and what if Ms. "Poor Rating" gave others besides you a bad grade, then that will reflect on her as well. I say, if it becomes an issue, then bring it up, otherwise patience is a virtue.

Answer 3

how many other people were in the group? because one bad grade counts against like 4 other grades or whatnot. did you check the grades she gave everyone else? maybe she is just a low grader or something.

i wouldnt exactly go straight to the professor just yet because you werent supposed to see the grades. but you can ask how much this grade would impact your overall grade - i doubt it would hold so much weight though

Answer 4

Kill the *****!

But seriously, if your professor asks you about why you got a bad rating, talk to the professor about it. And you could also talk to your group member about it. If it's just her that gave you the bad rating (which it probably is - she probably gave everyone a bad rating) then I wouldn't sweat it.

Answer 5

that was nice of you to be generous. unfortunately there are also psychos out there too. how many people were in your group? maybe if you could get someone else to back you up.

i would make it your call on talking to the professor. if they seem open minded and respectful of their students there shouldn't be a problem in talking to them.

if the professor is distant and seems derogatory you might just be digging a hole for yourself by talking to them. the psycho got the jump on you and for better or worse especially in bureaucracies like universities its the squeaky wheel that gets greased.