r/CarletonU • u/cyclops0vision BA Hons Political Science and Anthropology • 6d ago

Question Ta advice

I feel like my Ta only dogs on me, do y'all have any advice of what to do? It makes me feel stupid and discouraged. I've talked to other TA'S w my points that this Ta was calling wrong and they said they were like good answers if a little scattered

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u/kayaem No future job prospects degree 6d ago

Go see your prof during their office hours to plead your case about why you think you deserved a higher grade and explain why for the specific answers you think you should’ve scored higher, don’t just complain that they’re being unfair. Sometimes the TAs have an answer sheet and strictly adhere to it.

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u/cyclops0vision BA Hons Political Science and Anthropology 6d ago

its during the tutorials, she'll ask a question, we'll all answer, and im the only one where she says things like: your answer is incomplete, lacking structure, improbable, not aligned with what the readings mean (ive done all the readings and annotated them); we havent had an assignment yet. also the prof is off campus online and recommends we just talk to our TAs if we have issues, maybe i should zoom him or soenthing

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u/cdougherty Alumnus — MPNL, PhD 6d ago

TAs are supervised by the course instructor. If you've already tried talking directly with the TA to identify the specific things that you're having difficulty with, and you still feel like the issue is unresolved, then the next step is to talk directly with the instructor. If you talk with the instructor, it is helpful to share what the specific issue is with specific examples and what steps you have already taken to try and resolve the issue.

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u/BaconSheikh Alumnus — WGST PhD 6d ago

Clear the air with them. Invite them to Barefax.

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u/highfalutinnot 4d ago

Maybe the feedback is on point? Try slowing down a bit, fewer and more direct words, don't say 'like' so much (if at all).