Posted on 12/08/2023 2:05:05 PM PST by devane617
Nearly 80 percent of all grades given to undergraduates at Yale last academic year were A’s or A minuses, part of a sharp increase that began during the coronavirus pandemic and appears to have stuck, according to a new report.
The mean grade point average was 3.7 out of 4.0, also an increase over prepandemic years.
The findings have frustrated some students, alumni and professors. What does excellence mean at Yale, they wonder, if most students get the equivalent of “excellent” in almost every class?
“When we act as though virtually everything that gets turned in is some kind of A — where A is supposedly meaning ‘excellent work’ — we are simply being dishonest to our students,” said Shelly Kagan, a Yale philosophy professor known for being a tough grader.
The trend has scrambled the very meaning of grades themselves, he said. Students no longer think B means “good.” An A is the new normal.
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“GWB may well have screwed up as a President, but do you think that ‘stupid’ men can fly single-seat fighter jets?”
Since you mentioned GWB the answer is resounding YES.
Since you mentioned GWB the answer is resounding YES.
Ivy league university were once the elite institutions of higher learning with challenging curriculum. Apparently, they are now more interested in advancing woke policies and agendas rather than maintaining high educational standards.
A is for Average.
When everybody gets a medal, the medal is definitely cheapened.
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It simply means that anyone stupid enough to go there deserves to get a diploma from there. A diploma from there will maybe get you a job at a fast-food joint - as long as the job doesn’t require handling any money.
I think there is a growing concern(possibly justified) that many places may not hire based on what college you attended. Sure glad I saved my money.
It’s been this way for decades. Was the same when I attended Stanford in the 80s. They used to say “the hardest part in getting in” which still holds true.
Stanford in the 80’s I sure you earned your way through. Not so much today.
If you’re a BIPOC, they pay you AND give you A’s.
pretty much...
Technical expertise has nothing to do with COMMON SENSE.
You gate an A solely on your political standing with the rest of the pukes
“Nearly Everyone Gets A’s at Yale. Does That Cheapen the Grade?”
That’s a serious question?
Not really on point, but when I was in seminary in the ‘60s I sat next to a guy in Psych class who had just spent two years at Cornell. He said the basic rseminary classes were much tougher than most of them at Cornell.
Participation trophies...
Technical expertise has nothing to do with COMMON SENSE.
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