So I (16F) am in a group project class. we were in groups of 3, and I was paired with Lana (16F) and Ian (16M). we had a week to make a presentation. I did the research, wrote most of the scripts, and put together the slides. lana showed up once and gave me few printed pictures for a presentation, that’s the only time she "helped" then she spent the rest of the week not doing anything, ian helped a bit, but not much. we all presented and the teacher said we all did a good job, then she graded us. (We use different grade system) lana got 10/10 ian got 9/10 and I got a 7/10
I got upset and asked the teacher the reason she gave me the lowest grade, all she said was that lana was “more confident” during the presentation and ian “helped with the visuals” I said that I did 90% of the work and that it wasn’t fair, she then said that grades are based on presentation, not effort, The teacher looked annoyed and said she graded fairly and I shouldn’t be upset with her grading based on how active we were during a presentation, Now my teacher is telling my parents that I was rude and disrespectful and that I’m acting like I’m entitled. Lana said I was being “too much" and I "should’ve just asked nicely” I feel like I’m not the problem. If I worked the hardest i should’ve gotten the grade I deserved.
AITA?
INFO: what was the rubric for this project? Did it specify that scores were based on presentation alone or did it specifically mention that it was based on effort in putting the presentation together?
NTA. Your teacher took what sucks most about group presentations (one person does all the work, but everyone gets the same grade) and made it worse!
How can you be graded down for the presentation when without you there would be nothing to present?
NTA
If this is a team project, then the whole team gets the same mark.
Please see if you can see your teacher’s senior, principal.
Involve your parents.
What this person has done is outright favouratism
Well no, not really, if the marking rubric gave points for presentation only and OP’s presentation didn’t earn as many marks than the others, then it is completely justified. If it is based on research and production of the presentation, then that’s different.
Then part of the assignment setting should clearly state marking on presentation only, this was not stated at the beginning of the project, otherwise OP would have had that awareness..
I wondered about this myself. Group project = one grade. If the teacher was going to grade everyone separately, then they should have made it an individual project.
Do you have the grading rubric? If the purpose of the presentation was presenting and that’s what you were being graded on, like your actual oral presentation skills, then your teacher has every right to give them better grades. If it was being graded on the content of the presentation then maybe you are justified, but still you shouldn’t be rude to a teacher
INFO: Did your teacher make it clear that you’d be graded on presentation only?
> I did 90% of the work and that it wasn’t fair, she then said that grades are based on presentation, not effort
If your teacher didn’t make this clear ahead of time, then **NTA**.
Regardless NTA, unless they absolutely blew up on the teacher or classmates, its simple advocating for themselves.
If it was communicated that what was in presentation wasn’t important, but the presentation was then it does matter. This may be a speech class where they are graded on how they speak, and the presentation shouldn’t have taken long to create on purpose.
Also, if the Op knew the grade was on communication then they shouldn’t have worried about taking control of the whole presentation. They could have created their part and focused on the speaking part of the assignment. The rest of the people could have created their own stuff to say.
INFO: Were you given a rubric ahead of time explaining the grading and that you were being graded on your ability to present more than the content you were presenting on?
Teacher here, and I need INFO. What was the rubric that was used for the project? If you have not seen it, then demand to see it so you can see exactly why you were deducted points. If your teacher won’t show you their rubric/grading scale, then it is worth pursuing further. However, if you have had access to the rubric/grading scale the whole time then y t a and should understand how you lost points but Lana did not.
If I gave an assignment based on presentation and presentation alone, what am I actually teaching the students?
They can go up there and lie and make up any facts they want, but as long as they do it with confidence, I should give them an A?
Someone who contributes less than 10% of the research and gets a 10/10 because they made visual effects?
This is a shitty teacher and needs to either retire or find a new job.
As a High school teacher, this teacher sucks. Everyone telling you you are wrong sucks. You are 100% NTA
Don’t listen to them. You are 100% correct. The teacher’s lesson was inappropriate. Grading based on presentation alone is a shitty lesson and deserves to be called out on it.