03-19-2019, 02:20 PM
Ditto on what davewill said.
To add in an experience I had:
At B&M university, on the first day of a technical writing class the instructor quickly stated he would be giving inconsequential Ds and Fs (maybe a couple of Cs) for the first few assignments. It was to shock students into producing better work. After a certain point he would transition into the actual grading. Yikes!
I eventually dropped the class due to a schedule conflict. However, I often wonder how the students in the class fared or if this sort of teaching technique worked.
I hope this is not the case for you. But it feels like I have had many professors who are SUPER hard graders the first couple of weeks in order to weed people out.
My kid got Ds for the first couple of TESU Capstone assignments. She read the comments on her assignments, emailed the professor, and realized her usual way of completing assignments weren't going to work. Her grades steadily improved from there, even received an A on the Capstone. However, those Ds brought the overall grade to a B. It was a good lesson in perseverance, flexibility, and really paying attention to the rubric.
I'd encourage you to stick with the class and communicate with the professor/TA, see how the next assignment goes, but keep an eye on the drop/withdraw dates.
Don't give up hope yet!
To add in an experience I had:
At B&M university, on the first day of a technical writing class the instructor quickly stated he would be giving inconsequential Ds and Fs (maybe a couple of Cs) for the first few assignments. It was to shock students into producing better work. After a certain point he would transition into the actual grading. Yikes!
I eventually dropped the class due to a schedule conflict. However, I often wonder how the students in the class fared or if this sort of teaching technique worked.
I hope this is not the case for you. But it feels like I have had many professors who are SUPER hard graders the first couple of weeks in order to weed people out.
My kid got Ds for the first couple of TESU Capstone assignments. She read the comments on her assignments, emailed the professor, and realized her usual way of completing assignments weren't going to work. Her grades steadily improved from there, even received an A on the Capstone. However, those Ds brought the overall grade to a B. It was a good lesson in perseverance, flexibility, and really paying attention to the rubric.
I'd encourage you to stick with the class and communicate with the professor/TA, see how the next assignment goes, but keep an eye on the drop/withdraw dates.
Don't give up hope yet!
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