Teacher made a grading error on my final grade. How do I approach her?
Changing your final class grade because of a professor error is much easier than changing your final class grade over subjective differences with your professor. First understand the error. For example, the syllabus states your grade will be based on three papers of equal weight. You get a B+, B+, and a B, and receive a B in the class. In this case, you should have probably received a B+. These mistakes are not impossible to do. Professors and teaching assistants have to grade a lot of students and mistakes happen. If you have this situation, approach the professor and let him or her know you “think” he or she might have made a mistake in determining your grade. Be polite and thank him or her when he or she clarifies and fixes the mistake. This actually happened to me my first semester in college, based on the syllabus and my grades on my papers, I thought I was going to get a B+. I got a B. I approached the professor and explained the mistake. She agreed to make the change if I filled
