I'm posting this in the wise parents' forum because I know you all will have great answers.
Long story very condensed: My husband and I feel that our sophomore son's Honors English teacher possibly graded something unfairly because it was handed in late due to illness. Our son was sick on the day of a graded oral discussion and he wasn't sure if the teacher expected him to hand in notes for the discussion or simply to do a makeup assignment as she has been known to give out. He emailed her over the weekend to ask what she wanted him to do, but she did not respond (as usual).
On Monday he did not have any notes to give her as he had kept his discussion points in his head--plus, he figured she would offer him a makeup assignment. But no, she wanted his notes, and said he could hand them in next day for half credit.
Now our son is left with an 82.3 for the marking period, which is a B-. If he hadn't had points taken off this assignment, he would be ending the marking period with a B. The teacher refused to budge. Our son is apoplectic at the thought of us getting involved in any way, shape or form. He says it will come back to haunt him.
Do we reach out to the teacher, or the language supervisor, or do we chalk it up to life being unfair?
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