Reply #7: I used to teach at a university [View All]

[wickerwoman]

and I can understand why this happened.

The point of taking a university class is to learn the material in that class. A student who misses a few weeks is missing more than a quarter of the lessons. What is the professor supposed to do? Boost her grades on tests and papers? How is that fair to the students who came to class and did the work (and, not incidentally, DID learn the material?)

While this student certainly did commendable work in New Orleans, how should that translate to an A in chemistry? I sent money to Habitat for Humanity. Should I get a better grade because of it? She made a sacrifice to go to New Orleans and help people and I think that's great but she should accept the natural consequences of that sacrifice (lower grades) with a little more grace.