Figure this one out

So last Monday I turned in a paper for my history class, its an upper division history course dealing with the American experience in the Vietnam conflict.  I've had the teacher before and he grades papers tough so I knew what was coming.

I turned in my paper last Monday and was feeling quite good about it, I finished revising it a few days before it was due and it was a no stress deal for me.

Well I get the paper back today at the end of class and on the way out I just glance at the grade, I got a 90, or as he put it, an A/B.

Well tonight I grabbed it to read his in depth comments, I read over page one and two, and then I hit three and its completely blank, there's nothing printed on the page at all.  So I head to four and realize that my paper is completely void of page 3.

But somehow I got an 90, I wonder what I could have gotten had I had a third page.

Wow, shows how much they pay attention when marker. The stairwell method might not be far off.

You should bring that to his attention and see if he'll let you submit page 3.

Yeah, say nothing.

A 90 is worth taking.

 

carl_the_sniper wrote: So he grades your paper without really reading it? Is this the norm for most universities/colleges?

I wish.

I wrote a disgusting paper and I get it back on Thursday. Can't wait for the 65 I am going to get on it.

Mack wrote: Take the 90.

Dave: What was your assigned book. I took the same class.

^^^Actually, having helped others with "peer editing," you would be surprised how many people take sidetracks without leaving out a page.  If it still basically made sense and was well-written he may have thought you just made a minor editing error.

Obviously don't point it out, since you got a good mark, but yeah, here:


http://www.concurringopinions.com/archives/2006/12/a_guide_to_grad.html