Prayer for wisdom

[writermomof3]

Hi, everyone. First, this is not a serious, life-or-death issue at all, but I sure would appreciate your prayer.

I teach online and have a student who began badgering me for an A in the class a week before final grades were due (yesterday), even before I'd read his final paper. He had earned B's all semester in an eight-week course, and he ended up two points away from an A-. Another student, one who was academically dishonest and received zero points for his final paper, ended up three points away from a D- because he had cheated (but to his credit he did admit to and apologize for the act). So I decided it would not be fair to move one student up to the next grade level if I didn't move the other student up, too. Sometimes, teaching gets like this.

Anyway, the B+ student has been threatening to appeal his grade for a week if he didn't receive an A, and now I believe he is going to do just that. Now, for me, it's not so much the grade but the principle of it--the fact that he has been so rude in his emails--that is bothering me.

Should I just let him "have" the A- to appease him? Then, what about all the other teachers he might bully?

I really hate situations like this. I'm a fair and even slightly lenient teacher, by the way.

Thanks for your prayers--and, again, this is not a serious matter in the scheme of things, but some support sure is great.

By the way, my administration is supportive, and I've never met this student in person.

 

[servant of Merciful Love]

Praying for your situation ~ may God direct you, and bless you with His peace

 

[SplendidTree]

Praying!

 

[writermomof3]

Thanks so much, servant and cm.

It has not gotten any better today. Although one of my supervisors asked the student not to contact me, he emailed classmates about me and sent me hurtful comments from two of them. My supervisors support me, thank God for that, but I'm just hurt that not all my students thought I was a good online teacher.

Why do some people bully others?

I'm not sure why we teachers have to put up with this, and with all I have to deal with right now in the rest of my life, I don't know why this situation had to come along.

Thank you for the prayers for peace. I want to do the right thing for the right reasons.

May the Lord bless you both.

 

[charity_22]

praying for your strength and enlightenment as well as firm, fair decission over this matter. May the Lord bless you Amen.

 

[manitouscott]

Praying that this situation is resolved soon.

 

[hypostatic]

Praying for you! This is a difficult decision. Maybe there's some relevant wisdom to be found in Psalms and/or Proverbs?

 

[Linus]

Praying for guidance and wisdom as well as for peace in the name of Jesus Christ. Thank You Lord!

 

[writermomof3]

Thank you for praying for my situation, everyone. I am feeling much, much less worried today. The situation still hasn't resolved itself, but I have been reassured, and I have the support of my supervisors, who have been very comforting. I know that God helped me get this job, so I have to believe that God has also given me the ability to do it correctly. I know there's a Scripture that applies to this, but I haven't had enough coffee yet to bring it to mind! Have a great day, everyone.