Should the teacher be alerted if he made a mistake in calculating an exam grade and gave the student a higher mark than he deserves?
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If a teacher mistakenly gives a grade that is not deserved, and drawing his attention to it would rectify this error, then you must inform him. It is legally and rationally established that whoever is given something by its owner due to an error does not deserve or own it by that means.
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