Tennischick97

I'm currently taking an online class and my teacher has graded around 4 tests wrong in my favor. I got a question wrong but then still got a 100. Then on a few tests, I got a 100 but he gave me a 47/45 or a 75/70. These extra points have boosted my grade up almost 2 points. I'm not sure if I should tell him and risk lowering my grade or not say anything but keep the grade I didn't earn. What would you do if you were in my position?

BionicMan

You never know how he is grading it. He may have it on some sort of curve or he may give extra points for the quality of certain answers.

Mohhand

I'm with BionicMan on this one. His grading methods might be totally different than traditional grading.

gomdorri

I agree.

You could point it out, but it might not even make a difference.

At least it's not the other way around. One of my teachers last year always made errors on his tests and as a result, ended up making me lose 4+ points on each test because of his mistake (everything from having the wrong answer in the answer key to not having the correct answer listed in a MC problem). Whenever I pointed it out to him, he shooed me away and threatened to give me enough detentions to have to take Saturday school so yeah. Obstinate teachers who think they're always right=bad situation.

pandamic

He is probably just giving bonus point or a curve . Even if you told him, he probably wouldn't change your grade. I've never had a teacher that would lower a grade after you saw it.

Rob1995

If you are concerned with your grade, talk to the teacher. If you really couldn't care less, then leave it. Not that difficult of a dilemma, really. =/

Elleya

I'd talk to the teacher either way, if it was good or bad. /righteous

Although, I think most people (in some cases, myself included) would just shrug off the 'bonus points' as something nice that shouldn't be trifled with. If it happened more than once, I would definitely talk to the teacher. If it was something major, I would ask the teacher. My Algebra teacher marked my midterm exam up to a 79 from a 71 - huge difference, and I didn't know until I got the exam back 2 weeks later. I talked to him about it because it just wasn't right. He didn't understand his mistake, which was confusing and frustrating (especially because it was blatantly obvious - clearly got a 5/18 on this one section and he added it up to be 14/18, that's embarrassing). So sometimes it's easier to just let it slide, especially after the fact.