Grading woes

[rivkat]

Background: My exam had two questions, one worth 20% and the other 80%. I just gave someone who did quite well on the first question -- in the top 14 of 82 -- the lowest score by far on the second question. From A- to C (and that's generous) in one fell swoop. I feel like a failure. The student in question obviously knew copyright law, but didn't treat the second question as if it raised copyright questions at all. I gave a standard (for law school) issue-spotter exam, and everyone else so far has managed to spot the copyright issue in the exam for this copyright class. The student's obviously smart; where did I go wrong? I just know s/he's going to see me about the grade, and I don't know what to say other than "everyone else noticed this."

Argh!

More book reviews soon, I promise, after I finish the neverending grading.

Comments

Re: Not to change the subject, but...

[rivkat.livejournal.com]

I chose UPS ground to save money, but I don't trust the hotel to have actually sent it on time, so I'll call on Monday.

The JLA book sounds *great*. I knew Bats had those secret files, but I hadn't heard about that twist. I'll see if I can find it.

Re: Not to change the subject, but...

[evenbiggerdog.livejournal.com]

Generally speaking, it takes a week for a package to cross the country via UPS Ground. For not much more you could ship UPS Three Day (orange sticker) and it will get there a couple of days quicker. For future reference.