I want a good grade. First off i have to say..why is my font different?
i did not change it, it did it on its own...weird computer.
anyway! I want a good grade! You know I come to class every single day, I try so hard not to miss one single class! I participate and do my work. I can honestly say that I hate test! I always forget things, and I can not remember everything. Whenever I get a review sheet, it usually has fifty broad questions, which is annoying. You never know how Specific the teacher is until the test day comes, you have the test in your hand and say "wow, I didn't know I had to study this part!"
That is so annoying, when the teacher marks questions wrong because you were not specific enough, or because you forgot to mention ONE thing...it is totally wrong.
I can not understand how some students show up SOMETimES and they get a better grade than me! For all I know they probably cheat! I hate that! I come in EVERY dAy, EaRLLy, I do my homework and participate, and all its worth is 10% of the final grade.
I can't see how test are 75-80% of a final grade.
Just because I score an 80...doesn't mean that I didn't study hard...it means "there is just too much stuff too remember!"
I can't stand it when I come to class everyday and people who sleep during the entire class, come in late...they do better than me! I can't believe it! they should have attendance 30% of the grade...Test 30% of the grade...Homework, projects and papers 30% of the grade..and 10 points for participating!
If I were the teacher I would give everyone the benefit of the doubt...I think that when students fail, it gives a bad look towards the teacher..maybe the teacher was too strict...too much work...too hard..
the worst is when you do SOO much work...and it's still not good enough..I hate that! oh and there should be 10 points extra credit in every class!
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Apollonia,
You're obviously writing a lot, but one thing I'd like to recommend is that you experiment with different "tones" in your journal writing. Notice how many exclamation points you use -- like you're having an excited conversation and punctuating your points with little shouts and laughs and gestures of anger, frustration, or happiness. This works in certain kinds of writing but not in others -- it doesn't transfer very well, for example, to formal report writing. So, I recommend that you do something simple -- like try to write WITHOUT using exclamation points and imagining a different reader (not the general public or friends, but perhaps imagine the Dean of Student Affairs as your main reader). Now is the time to *develop* your writing.
p.s.
I understand your frustrations with grading, etc. I'd recommend that you not concern yourself too much with what other students are doing (most professors do pay attention to that, so very few "get away" with it) and think more about your approach, attitude, and work. Be a leader in groups, show people how to write more in their journals. In other words, instead of fretting about what others are NOT doing, perhaps help them do better, which will help you do better as well (at least in this class!).
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