Hi everyone, Im in my master's for occupational and public health. Essentially, this is a thesis-based program with the incorporation of courses. This term, I was in a course, and it was a heavy discussion-based course. My professor knows that I am shy and reserved, I made sure to step out of my comfort zone to participate in each weekly lecture more than one time. The term just ended and he gave me a 1/10 (the participation weighed 10%). I feel that this is unjust as it does not accurately reflect my efforts in class. My prof later went on to change my grade to 3/10. Although I am appreciative that he even considered changing my grade, I still feel it does not represent my involvement in class discussion. He explained to me that he uses the relative grading scale and that he took "mental notes" of everyone's contributions. For those who don't know, the relative grading scale determines the student's grades by comparing performances of their peers.…