I need to vent!

[1AZRAEL1]

I'd bet my many competencies would be better than your one. Besides, you didn't even get that one right. "An" is before a next word that begins with a vowel.

Tee hee.

Well I was so annoyed I left a letter out, was supposed to be 'any'

Over it now, kinda, sorta. Gonna vent my anger in a more, destructive way

[Lint]

My new prescription specs suck. I can see crystal clear on a narrow band in front of me, but things are out of focus on the periphery, at close range, and looking downwards.

[GoktimusPrime]

Badly diagnosed prescription or are your eyes just still adjusting to a new prescription? If it's the latter then obviously just wait a while... but if it's the former... eep... I wonder what can be done about it?

This is what I really hate about eye tests -- cos ya know, half the time it's like this...

"Which is better? Number 1..."

"...or number 2?"


THEY LOOK THE SAME!!!



The optometrists are probably quietly laughing their butts off while they keep flicking between image 1 and 2!

[SharkyMcShark]

Property law exam tomorrow... on a public holiday...

I'd better be uncontrollably rich one day. Like, Tony Stark rich.

[Towers_Spy]

If I get one more crap mark for assignments I work my a$$ off to perfect, I'm going to scream. I am not a credit student, and never have been, so why do I keep getting assignments back with that damn letter on it and no reason why? If I was given constructive criticism I might accept it, but not when the only comments written on it is "well done, a very nice piece of work", and thats it? Are there any teachers or lecturers out there can you perhaps give me a hint as to why I am receiving such contradictory marks?!

[kup]

If I get one more crap mark for assignments I work my a$$ off to perfect, I'm going to scream. I am not a credit student, and never have been, so why do I keep getting assignments back with that damn letter on it and no reason why? If I was given constructive criticism I might accept it, but not when the only comments written on it is "well done, a very nice piece of work", and thats it? Are there any teachers or lecturers out there can you perhaps give me a hint as to why I am receiving such contradictory marks?!

I suggest you go and ask them yourself. I have noticed that some teachers will mark you really bad but then make a positive comment at the end as encouragement or not to put you down. To me doing that insults intelligence as it feels like a cheap attempt at encouragement which needs no effort whatsoever from the Teacher. I prefer someone to show me what I did wrong as at least I would have an idea on what to improve.

This sort of thing is particularly hard on more abstract marking such as Essays and research articles that require personal views or commentary.

[Sky Shadow]

If I get one more crap mark for assignments I work my a$$ off to perfect, I'm going to scream. I am not a credit student, and never have been, so why do I keep getting assignments back with that damn letter on it and no reason why? If I was given constructive criticism I might accept it, but not when the only comments written on it is "well done, a very nice piece of work", and thats it? Are there any teachers or lecturers out there can you perhaps give me a hint as to why I am receiving such contradictory marks?!

As a high school teacher I never return a piece of work with less than an 'A' grade without some indication of what was less than perfect and the areas on which the student should focus on in order to improve next time. I think one of the problems with universities is that many lecturers/tutors aren't actually trained in how to teach - they're academics, or even students themselves, and as such they may know how to lecture, but not necessarily how to educate. I agree with Kup. Towers, unfortunately in situations like these the only way to find out what's going wrong is to talk to the person marking your work. If I were you, I would point out the fact that the marking lacks constructive criticism, and hopefully next time they will have learned from their mistakes, even if their lack of transparency has meant that you've been no closer to finding out your own.

[Towers_Spy]

Thanks Kup, Sky Shadow.
I might shoot the marker an email today in that case, and see if I can get some constructive criticism. Its the last thing I wanted with the exam for this subject being tomorrow

[Kyle]

Thanks Kup, Sky Shadow.
I might shoot the marker an email today in that case, and see if I can get some constructive criticism. Its the last thing I wanted with the exam for this subject being tomorrow

What subject is it?

[heroic_decepticon]

Thanks Kup, Sky Shadow.
I might shoot the marker an email today in that case, and see if I can get some constructive criticism. Its the last thing I wanted with the exam for this subject being tomorrow

I suggest a short email requesting an appointment to attend said teacher/lecturer's office to talk about it. I don't think teachers/lecturers (or humans in any case) like being questioned or like the intimation in an email that they did something less than right.

When you attend said teacher/lecturer, ask open ended questions (but don't sound sore or bitter) like "I want to understanding what your thoughts are about my work"; "I want to better understand so I can improve"; "In your view, what could I have done better/differently to make the product better".

I'm not saying it always works, but when I did this back at Uni (with a genuine interest to improve and not just for the marks), lecturers often ended up giving me better marks on the spot!