The academic appeal involves procedures that enable a student to ask for the evaluation of decisions that are associated with academic awards or progress. In the past days, it never existed. Students were forced to accept the result that they were awarded. The educational instructors argue that opening the academic appeal world has created a great hell for them. Most students do not agree that they have failed in their education, and they always claim that they need an appeal. However, from my personal experience, an academic appeal is a procedure for justice and correction of academic award errors that evidently occur.
The article “Why colleges shower their students with A’s” was written by Brent Staples, an American essayist and journalist. The article explains that the increase in good grades is due to the fact that most students are well prepared for appeal. He refers to this as cosmetic surgery, where low grades are restructured into good grades. He illustrates this using the descriptions of Prof. Paul Korshin at Pennsylvania University, who referred to the grievance panel as a “rhinoplasty committee.” He says that in the past, it was better since students were satisfied with their grades, but currently, the students are better equipped to appeal low grades.
However, from a great perspective, this is not the case, as Brent Stapes claims. In my first university examination, I was awarded very low grades in my core course subjects. This was unrealistic since I had read enough and was sure of getting high grades. In my assignment, I performed extremely well, to the extent that my instructors graded high scores. All of my classmates referred to me as a genius in those core units. However, after the examination, I was graded poorly. This made me appeal for remarking, after this, the appealing board apologized for the mistakes and those instructors accepted they had marked so many student papers and my papers were not completely marked. This clearly indicates that instructors are not perfect and they can make mistakes, thus giving a low grade. This grievous mistake by my instructors had the potential to terminate my studies. Failing four courses meant I had to be discontinued; however, in reality, it was not true that I had failed my paper. At times it gets illogical passing your assignments well then ending with low grades, this alone is a reason that can foster an individual to ask for an academic appeal to get justices.
Considering various circumstances, I was unable to let the unjust award of low grades remain, yet they had negative effects. In addition to the termination of studies, study interruption and recommendation of lower qualification are among the negative effects that one has to face. Thus, it would be unfair if the student was deliberately or accidentally given low grades.
As it’s in all professionals, such as doctors, so is it with instructors in making errors. All human beings in their profession make mistakes. Errors can be made not only by marking omissions but also by counting and recording errors. These are potential errors that can result in unjust awarding of grades. The remedy that can rectify this error is through an academic appeal whenever a student feels unsatisfied.
To sum up, many may consider academic appeal as a defensive mechanism that gives students ways to get good grades throughout the education system, but they should also consider its benefits in the path of justice. Instructors can make mistakes that award students low grades deliberately or accidentally, resulting in unfair consequences. These consequences have a potential effect on the student’s study life. Therefore, an academic appeal is a pathway and remedy for the possible mistakes that can be made by instructors and is better to support its existence in the educational institution.
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