Am I an oppressed student...?

It is my senior year. I was currently ranked 1st, hoping to become Valedictorian, and then the number 4 in my grade got a teacher of her's to change her grades for 2 semesters from Bs to As just because he thinks she deserves it since she passed an AP Exam with a 3. The AP exam is a standardized nation wide test that is optional and has nothing to do with the actual course grade. Also, he is basically sending a message to students that regardless of how hard you work in this class (you can get an E), I guarantee you an A with a 3. A 3 represents a B, a 4-5 represent an A. So you see, firstly the teacher changed the grades and another thing, is that the grade on that test does not correlate with an A according to the college board. Its not fair that one teacher has this ';verbal'; policy not mentioned in the syllabus. I had the same AP class with a much harder teacher and I still earned an A and also passed my AP Exam. Its not fair that I get moved down to #2 in my rank when I actually earned an A in the class. The unjust teacher even told me that ';even if she had an E in the class, I will give her an A because of this exam.'; I explained the logical arguments and he was proven wrong, but my school administration does not want to get involved. I filed a complaint to the school board and i have my first meeting next week with a board member. Am I or am I not doing the right thing. i have straight As in my transcript, unlike my competition. Keep in mind, the teacher changed the 2 grades (2 semesters) from Bs. to As. When I was in 9th grade, I had this goal of Valedictorian, and I worked harder then anyone, even my competition will admit it? Should I continue with this in the fight for truth and justice? I need feed back. If you have some arguments and recommendations that I should employ in taking to the board, please inform me. Thankyou.Am I an oppressed student...?
As a senior with a 4.6 GPA and straight A's, I can relate to your situation. I too find it unfair when teachers give struggling students ';help'; and leave those who work harder (and have better grades) alone.



However, I think it's a little holier-than-thou to call your actions a ';fight for truth and justice';. You will still be ranked very highly in your class, and you have straight A's. If it's getting into college you're worried about, your intellectual superiority will still come through in your recommendations and your essays.



I think if you do decide to go through with this, you should be very mindful of the fact that the powers-that-be probably have better things to be doing with their time (like trying to improve school safety, provide free lunches for those that can't afford it, improve benefits for your deserving teachers) than listen to a straight-A high schooler gripe about how one little nuance of his education wasn't fair, and he might be ranked second instead of first. I know this situation is important to you, and believe me, I've been just as worked-up about things like this, but try to keep the situation in perspective. How much will this really affect whether or not you get into x college? How much will you getting into x college really affect the world?



It may have been unfair, and it looks like it probably was quite unfair, but I think you need to put things in perspective and understand that you'll still get into a great school, do great things for the world, etc. If I were you, I would talk to the teacher at fault (individually and kindly, showing genuine concern about how you think he/she acted unfairly towards you and others who did well in the class), but not make a big show about taking it to the ';board';.



My sincere best wishes!!Am I an oppressed student...?
Of course you're in your rights.



Give em hell!!
Hello my friend, I think that if it is important to you, then yes, fight for what you believe in. I can't relate because I never got straight A's and didn't care about being a Valedictorian (not even sure about what that is). But you should definably do what you think is right, and that teacher's actions should be brought into focus. I wrote you an e-mail today, write me back.