harrisonfjord

Unfortunately, they are just persistent. Whenever we have even one student complaint I have to meet with the department. It is usually pretty obvious that the student is not doing their work or failing to attend class, but since this is finals week it is even more annoying. I already set the meeting so I cannot cancel. I genuinely want this student to understand why she lost points and failed the project. I'm just looking for general advice on how to avoid a power struggle situation and how to handle students like this? She's probably going to complain to the department anyway and I just want to be sure I did everything possible to address her concerns beforehand.

I am a new TA, this is my first semester. I am still working my way through things and learning. I have one group of students who are complaining about their project grades, but they showed up late for their presentations, did not turn in half of the assignment and didn't even look at the rubric that I handed out in class and posted online. They do not attend class regularly, they leave early/show up late and they generally just are disrespectful. They have never once asked me for help or emailed me on a regular basis to clarify things. They continue to hound me via email asking me why they received the grades they did. I gave them a breakdown of what they were missing/what they did well and they are straight up trying to argue with me. I told them I would meet with them in person to discuss the grades. Any advice on handing students who argue about grades with grace?