I am a teacher at a school, and sometimes a teacher grades a student's paper and the student is left with, for example, five marks short of passing, so we find that some people
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The questioner : May Allah reward the honorableThe Shaykh : Regarding the school, he says: I am a teacher at a school, and sometimes a teacher grades a student's paper.
The Shaykh : What happens?
The questioner : And sometimes a teacher grades a student's paper, and the student is left with, for example, five marks short of passing. We find that some people say: The teacher must increase the marks so that the student passes. And some say: The teacher should not give the student anything other than what he deserves. What is your opinion, may Allah preserve you?
The Shaykh : My opinion is that this should be referred to the regulations. If the regulations allow the grader to increase the marks by this large number—five—it might be five out of how many? We do not know. Five out of one hundred, half of ten, five out of thirty? What is its percentage? One-sixth. So this should be referred to the regulations.
Then we must also look at whether the reason for the deficiency is that the student understood the question differently than intended, or that the student understood the question but his answer was incomplete. Sometimes the student understands the question differently than intended and gives a complete answer according to his understanding of the question. And this student is known among the teachers to be diligent, hardworking, and successful. In this case, it may be said that a committee should be formed to look into his case; otherwise, the principle is to follow the regulations in all cases. Yes.
The Shaykh : What happens?
The questioner : And sometimes a teacher grades a student's paper, and the student is left with, for example, five marks short of passing. We find that some people say: The teacher must increase the marks so that the student passes. And some say: The teacher should not give the student anything other than what he deserves. What is your opinion, may Allah preserve you?
The Shaykh : My opinion is that this should be referred to the regulations. If the regulations allow the grader to increase the marks by this large number—five—it might be five out of how many? We do not know. Five out of one hundred, half of ten, five out of thirty? What is its percentage? One-sixth. So this should be referred to the regulations.
Then we must also look at whether the reason for the deficiency is that the student understood the question differently than intended, or that the student understood the question but his answer was incomplete. Sometimes the student understands the question differently than intended and gives a complete answer according to his understanding of the question. And this student is known among the teachers to be diligent, hardworking, and successful. In this case, it may be said that a committee should be formed to look into his case; otherwise, the principle is to follow the regulations in all cases. Yes.