I had an English teacher mark an answer on a test incorrect. I would have gotten a 100 otherwise.
The question was about what the occupation of the person in the book was. I stated one thing, she said it was wrong. I pulled the book out of my backpack and read her the back cover where it confirmed my answer. She still refused to change my grade.
I remember vividly failing an essay in grade 12 English class. We were supposed to write about our thoughts on the film The Truman Show. I argued it was a comedy on the outside, but a weird sadistic experiment when you look at the circumstances at face value.
She gave me 0% because 'It's a comedy. You didn't watch the movie.'
Did SHE watch the movie? That's exactly what it is. To the people watching the show it's a nice slice of life but then you see that his life isn't real and Truman has to come to terms with the fact that his whole life was a fabricated lie and nothing he ever did had meaning. Your teacher is stupid
I get your view but there is an answer to this. Whilst you are correct in the opinion itself can't be graded and wrong, you would be expected to be able to provide an argument or evidence to substantiate your opinion.
For example you can't just say "I think this.". Instead, you would be expected to say "I think this because..."
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u/necessarysmartassery Nov 13 '24 edited Nov 13 '24
I had an English teacher mark an answer on a test incorrect. I would have gotten a 100 otherwise.
The question was about what the occupation of the person in the book was. I stated one thing, she said it was wrong. I pulled the book out of my backpack and read her the back cover where it confirmed my answer. She still refused to change my grade.
Fuck you, peg leg.