There is a student named Kelly in my biology class. She missed my final exam and told me she was busy and did not had time to study so she think she would fail miserably. Right now she have a B+ which is a 3.4 if I give her a 0 on the exam she will end up with a C- for the course which is a 1.7. All her work would be basically down the toilet. Should i give her a chance to redeem herself or be tough and fair and give her a C- for the course?
2007-11-29 13:52:15 · 47 answers · asked by Anonymous in Education & Reference ➔ Higher Education (University +)
Don't let her make it up. If she was a good college student (mature) she would have talked with you before hand not waiting till after the final....Time for her to realize that she needs to be proactive. A job interview wouldn't let her have another chance....
2007-11-29 13:55:15 · answer #1 · answered by upserstar 2 · 5⤊ 4⤋
We've all heard the expression "Life isn't fair." This is one of the truest statements over made. Give her a second chance if she deserves it and just tell yourself "f--k everybody who thinks that it's not fair to do so." Just ask yourself if you would have a legitimate explanation if you were questioned by your superiors. If the answer is yes then give this girl the chance.
Luckily, you find yourself in a situation where she passes the class either way. Maybe you could make her do some extra credit - not for a grade- but to earn the opportunity to make up the exam. That way if anybody tries to give you any s--t you can point out that she actually ended up doing more work than the other kids.
2007-11-29 14:09:05 · answer #2 · answered by T M 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I always follow policy that I outline in my class from my syllabus. If you sway from your own policies you show what a hypocrite you are and once wind of this event falls on others students ears you will have students begging for make up work and it will be a slippery slope for you. Be professional and do what you have outlined in your syllabus/policies. A responsible student would have expressed concern and made arrangements before hand. A busy excuse is a very poor excuse and it sounds like this students tends to get what she wants from her instructors and have no respect for the class or her peers. If you give her a chance, then you owe it to everyone else that was busy another chance.
Personally, I would not allow a make up exam and extra credit should not be given on a whim just because you favor the student.
As you have stated in your question, should you be fair or should you show personal bias for this student? Hopefully there isn't any thing extra going on that causes your judgment to slip. You already know what is the right thing to do, but your emotions are getting the better of you. I encourage you to do the right thing and not heed the advice of those who do not take responsibility of their own.
2007-11-29 19:39:57 · answer #3 · answered by Vicente 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
She should have told you ahead of time that she had a lot on her plate and needed an extra day to study. Pulling something like that at the last minute and even after the fact is totally unacceptable. So what she gets good grades? She still made a mistake that she knew better than, yes? This is college, not high school. She needs tough love so that she won't do anything like this again.
2007-11-29 14:04:55 · answer #4 · answered by UVRay 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I think that you should be fair and tough and not let her make it up. It may be upsetting to her, but if you are going to give her a make up test then the only way to do it fairly is to offer it to everyone and let them decide if they want to try for a better grade, but make the best grade they can get like a B so the students who actually studied be the only ones to get As. If I were you, be tough and fair, or you'll get a reputation as a push over, I would say no, you cannot retake it. If she has an airtight excuse- family death or something, then thats up to you, but talk to her about why she missed it, and make your own decision.
2007-11-29 13:59:07 · answer #5 · answered by Big_Sissa 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Busy is not an excuse for missing a final exam that you've known the date of for a long time. Her failure to attend class during the exam time is exactly that. . .her failure. If she had approached you before class an given a valid reason for missing that day it would be different.
Ultimately, however, it depends upon what your syllabus says about make up exams. If your syllabus says she needs to tell you in advance before missing a test - follow your syllabus; if you don't have any text in your syllabus, use your judgement and add something to your syllabus immediately to have a make-up policy. Your syllabus is what administrators will look at if she appeals her grade.
2007-11-29 14:03:08 · answer #6 · answered by Mee 4 · 2⤊ 0⤋
depends. Was she truly busy? ie: family problem, death, moving? Or was she just goofing around and looking for an excuse. If she usually does well on tests, then she was probably busy, but if she's always making up stories, I wouldn't trust her. Maybe for having her take the test late, you can give her half the credit she would have gotten, like if she gets an A on the test, give her 60 or 50 %. It won't be as bad as a zero, but won't make her GPA go way down.
2007-11-29 13:58:11 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I normally get C-'s all the time but give her the chance and she will be grateful. It isn't unfair to give someone a test that they didn't have a chance to take before. Nor is it unfair to give someone an extra bunch of minutes just in case they didn't finish. My pre calc teacher would disagree, that's why I'm failing that class. :(
2007-11-29 13:59:37 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
It kind of depends on how serious the situation was with missing the test. If she was just kind of, "Hey, man, whatever," about it, then she shouldn't get the remake. But if she really, honestly couldn't make the test for some reason, it might be acceptable to give her the makeup. I would be sure to make the makeup test harder, or if you're not making a new one, penalize her final score slightly.
2007-11-29 13:56:53 · answer #9 · answered by mydoghasfleas5678 2 · 2⤊ 0⤋
As one busy student with a lot extra going on in her life, I say give her the extra time. If she didn't care she wouldn't have asked for the extra time, nor would she have done the work to have a B+ in your class.
2007-11-29 14:01:21 · answer #10 · answered by Miss 6 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It depends on what made her busy enough to not study.
If it's a major personal issue she's dealing with then I would give her a re-take.
Did she tell you she was too busy to study before or after the exam date? If it was after I'd be a bit hesitant to give her one.
2007-11-29 13:59:12 · answer #11 · answered by Cedric L 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋