tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post696781295173998518..comments2023-10-15T04:23:50.187-04:00Comments on College Misery: An Open Letter on Grade InflationUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-44419279159881702392010-11-23T01:00:00.859-05:002010-11-23T01:00:00.859-05:00Wow, from the details of this story, Blackdog coul...Wow, from the details of this story, Blackdog could be my academic twin!<br /><br />As a TA, I worked for a prof who scaled the exams, scaled the paper grades and then scaled the final grades.<br /><br />Students who should have failed usually ended up with a C! Where else can not doing an assignment lead to 55% credit?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-65829624553193596162010-11-22T22:33:16.348-05:002010-11-22T22:33:16.348-05:00Wait, I just realized that you said your students ...Wait, I just realized that you said your students who earned 95% did revisions. WTF? <br /><br />First, I almost never have a student do that well. Second, when I give the chance for revisions, only about 1/3 of the class takes advantage. Those who scored 4 or 8 out of 40 and those who scored 36 out of 40 couldn't be bothered. I thought we taught in the same field until I read this Prissy Profhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06581053595119915513noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-88496093517223893762010-11-22T22:27:38.868-05:002010-11-22T22:27:38.868-05:00Season 5 of The Wire . . . . Best show on TV EVER....Season 5 of The Wire . . . . Best show on TV EVER. I just finished watching seasons 3 and 4 again -- this time with students. Now they are begging to borrow season 5 from me!<br /><br />Enjoy your break, BlackDog. And don't forget to read "The Corner" if you haven't already. It was one of the inspirations for The Wire. I got to read it last summer AND pass it off and work :)Prissy Profhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06581053595119915513noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-8031436287678496812010-11-22T19:48:08.909-05:002010-11-22T19:48:08.909-05:00When I was an undergrad, I graduated in Dec. Afte...When I was an undergrad, I graduated in Dec. After defending my senior research paper, I stepped out in the hall for an interminable 10 minutes. When I stepped back in the chair said "Well if you were graduating in May this would be an A-, but at the last department meeting we decided to crack down on grade inflation by instituting uniform curving guidelines." [swear to god] "So Wombat of the Copierhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14847183793780076028noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-86864064306118952162010-11-22T18:42:58.290-05:002010-11-22T18:42:58.290-05:00I once spent some three hours on an extra-credit a...I once spent some three hours on an extra-credit assignment to bring my mark up by 1% from an A, to a slightly higher A.<br /><br />Totally worth it.Anastasiahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14295576691711467656noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-77933682890101892722010-11-22T12:22:22.335-05:002010-11-22T12:22:22.335-05:00Screw that noise; I would take all their grades, p...Screw that noise; I would take all their grades, put them in a turkey pan, pour lighter fluid in the pan and burn them in front of the class. Then you say "I don't care if they fire me, I will destroy you as a class....grade inflation ends here and now by flunking you."Strelnikovhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12660962615198939441noreply@blogger.com