I recently got an email from a student who wants her grade lowered from a B+ to a C+. A B+ stays on your academic record forever, but a C+ can be replaced when you retake the course.
However, the university makes changing a grade extraordinarily difficult after a day or two. This semester grades were due Friday. Then Monday grades could be changed easily. After Monday, changing grades means submitting all the student work and signing a paper that says the teacher made a bad mistake and promises never to do it again or something like that.
Posted by James Trotta at July 4, 2005 8:08 AMESL blog is one of many Blogs for learning English & teaching English. Translation services information.