Posted: Thu May 26, 2005 12:09 pm
A "B" is neither the end of the world nor is it a reason for people to jump at someone who's complaining that he got one. Alan, if you normally get nothing but A's and this is your first B in like...ever, I can understand where you're coming from.
But you gotta realize, like everyone said, that a B is not all that bad, nor is it a sign that you're not doing well. There are people in your school who may be struggling and studying their damndest and only getting by on a C. Be proud that you can complain that a B is too low, but don't take it as a sign that what you're doing isn't good enough for this teacher.
Bias or not, he had a reason to give you a B. You say it was corrected/edited by someone at MIT. Well, good for you. Does your teacher know this? Does he know how much work you put into it? If he doesn't, perhaps he could reread your essay and give you another grade. If he does, perhaps even MIT couldn't improve upon it. It doesn't make you any less of an essay writer if it was edited by MIT and still got a B. You gotta learn to just roll with the punches, kiddo. A B is still a B no matter what you do to it, and just be glad it's not anything lower than a D.
The kid next to you who got an A- must be on Cloud Nine. If it's his first A, be glad for him. And be glad for yourself, since you know now to work better on your essays and to challenge yourself into earning your A's. Don't take high grades for granted, otherwise you become careless and don't put as much effort into them as you did before.
Escapay
But you gotta realize, like everyone said, that a B is not all that bad, nor is it a sign that you're not doing well. There are people in your school who may be struggling and studying their damndest and only getting by on a C. Be proud that you can complain that a B is too low, but don't take it as a sign that what you're doing isn't good enough for this teacher.
Bias or not, he had a reason to give you a B. You say it was corrected/edited by someone at MIT. Well, good for you. Does your teacher know this? Does he know how much work you put into it? If he doesn't, perhaps he could reread your essay and give you another grade. If he does, perhaps even MIT couldn't improve upon it. It doesn't make you any less of an essay writer if it was edited by MIT and still got a B. You gotta learn to just roll with the punches, kiddo. A B is still a B no matter what you do to it, and just be glad it's not anything lower than a D.
The kid next to you who got an A- must be on Cloud Nine. If it's his first A, be glad for him. And be glad for yourself, since you know now to work better on your essays and to challenge yourself into earning your A's. Don't take high grades for granted, otherwise you become careless and don't put as much effort into them as you did before.
Escapay