How do I convince my teacher to change my grade?

I'm a straight A student and this semester we changed science classes and I literally got the hardest teacher in the school. He even agrees with that statment, as if it's something to be proud of.

90% of the class is failing, and I have a B. (91.6%)

If I could just do some extra credit, I could slide with an A- but he's definetly not the type of teacher to give extra credit.

It's reallyy important to me (and my parents would KILL me if I got a B.)



Any suggestions on how to convince him. Help!!How do I convince my teacher to change my grade?
Is this for the end of the 1st semester. That could be trouble, if your finals are already in. Otherwise, if you are already starting second you have a ton of time to make it up.



Otherwise, talk to him about careers in science. If there an area of science that interests you, something you'd want to learn more about. By doing this, you show a general interest, and so that by doing the extra credit - in something that may interest you, you are not just doing it for the grade. And that may show motivation, and be impressive enough for him to allow it. If you give some ideas, I could give you some on projects, if they are areas I know.



By your previous question - looks like you could easily do something with biology/dermatology. For instance whats good for the skin, such as mineral makeup or organic makeup. You could also do something on chemical engineering or material science, on making the substances that go into makeup - for instance - what do they put in there to make lipstick ';long-lasting'; All of these fields do deep real science, but also make a lot of money.How do I convince my teacher to change my grade?
take the b, whining get's you in with the other 90%
Trying to convince him would be a REALLY bad idea. Never argue with a teacher, they have more power than you think. I'm sorry dear, but just study really hard and produce the best work you can and hope for an A.
Sit down and talk with him and take along some cheese to go with your whine.
just speak to him.. ask him how he grades things.. i was running a B n this professor didn't give hw, papers or extra credit only tests and if we didn't get in between a certain # we couldn't get a higher grade even if it was a few points off so i spoke to him after everyone left and he told me if i got 100 on the final i could get an A n i did it



you can also ask him politely if he can give extra credit or tell him how hard you work and study if there is anything you can do to get an A?



good luck!
Talk with the teacher. Be humble. Admit you made some poor grades and would like the opportunity to score better.



If you are really really late in the semester, it will be more difficult.