My impression of him is that he would get very upset, and then blame any criticism of himself on me. "Oh, she's just that complainer..." and take it very personally. He's done this throughout the course with anyone who's disagreed with him.
His grading system seems very abitrary and I can see why one person has contested his grade. He gave me a lower grade than I expected on a paper with no explanation, hardly any corrections, and he disputed a definition I pulled out of a textbook. It took me two months to get my paper back from him, and other people have had to chase him for their grades as well. Strangely, he asks for papers back after he's graded them, so he holds onto them.
After I made the mistake of voicing my opinion on a controversial subject in a essay-style quiz (my opinion was only to say that it was sad) he gave a rebuttal in class without referencing the reason for bringing it up, or opening the subject for discussion. That was railroading.
I've not noticed a great deal of fair-mindedness from him and wouldn't trust him to not take it out on my grades.
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Date: 2004-06-08 02:25 pm (UTC)My impression of him is that he would get very upset, and then blame any criticism of himself on me. "Oh, she's just that complainer..." and take it very personally. He's done this throughout the course with anyone who's disagreed with him.
His grading system seems very abitrary and I can see why one person has contested his grade. He gave me a lower grade than I expected on a paper with no explanation, hardly any corrections, and he disputed a definition I pulled out of a textbook. It took me two months to get my paper back from him, and other people have had to chase him for their grades as well. Strangely, he asks for papers back after he's graded them, so he holds onto them.
After I made the mistake of voicing my opinion on a controversial subject in a essay-style quiz (my opinion was only to say that it was sad) he gave a rebuttal in class without referencing the reason for bringing it up, or opening the subject for discussion. That was railroading.
I've not noticed a great deal of fair-mindedness from him and wouldn't trust him to not take it out on my grades.
Icarus