English: a Subjective Class and a Subjective Teacher

intellexi
Sun, 19 Dec 2010 16:04:07 +0000

I’m having trouble in my Honors English class. I have always done well in English and have received good grades in the past. However, it seems like my current English teacher is grading based on how much she likes each student.

For example, kids in my class who suck up to her receive great grades on papers while I receive abysmal grades not even worth mentioning. I’m ranked in the top 5% of my high school and am now receiving grades I have never received in my life. Kids with crap GPAs and PSAT scores are beating me out despite the fact that my writing is more sophisticated than theirs.

The problem is this. I know that English is a subjective class. How then am I supposed to be graded objectively? This is so aggravating. Our teacher refuses to give us rubrics to follow and I suspect that she grades based on her own style of writing as well as on her preconceptions of her students (ie my peers).



TLDR: My English teacher is grading subjectively. English is a subjective class. How do I force my teacher to start grading objectively?