This is Part 2, be sure you answer Part 1 on the other thread (our system only allows 10 questions per thread so I had to make two) All responses are totally anonymous, so please answer accurately. Thank you very much for your help. SurfDoctor
I usually give my best effort on reading, assignments, and examinations. I expect to earn a high GPA. I have taken an "I" (incomplete) and made up coursework after the course closes. If I had a crisis in my life, I would expect a break from my professor.
Bump. I will be bumping these threads back to the top for a week or so because I need as many responses as possible. Thanks for your patience in that.
I will give commentary like suelaine did: Yes, I usually do. There are times when I am unable to do so due to outside factors, though. I do, based on my past history. I have always been a top student, so I typically expect to do well. I would not expect to do well, though, if my work were sub-par. I answered no because I do not necessarily do this. More frequently, I tend to evaluate relative course load. I do actively try to avoid professors who seem to bog a student down with volumes of assignments. IMO, this tends to reward a mentality of rapid completion instead of full comprehension. I would much rather have fewer assignments graded more stringently than more assignments graded more liberally. Only if the professor were unfair. If I earned the low grade, then I earned it. Probably not. If I were failing, I might, but I have not experienced this yet. I never have. I would, though, if I needed to do so. Absolutely not. This should only be the case if everyone did A-level work. Academically, no. However, if the instructor failed to at least be sympathetic, then I reserve the right to think of him or her as a jerk. Only if my best effort is worthy of a top grade. Effort does not equal result. I’m paying the school for services and feel ripped off if I get poor grades.