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...humbly propose that the best solution to the problem of grade inflation would be a return to student rank. In each class, large and small, the professor should list the students in order, from the brightest to the dullest. Only then should the professor begin assigning grades, awarding the top students with glowing A’s, and slowly working down the ladder to the dismal depths...
Admittedly, the above examples deal with students at the very top of the class. It could be argued that the brightest students will shine no matter what, and that grade inflation is more a problem for students in the middle of the class, between whom it becomes impossible to draw distinctions when grades are inflated. To this I respond that a bell-curve shaped distribution, with a concentration of grades in the middle, is only natural. Indeed, grade inflation’s most virulent decriers still advocate such a distribution, only centered around a C rather than...
...succeed in its mission. Throughout America’s history, education has been its great social leveler, and financial aid is necessary if qualified applicants are to be assured an equal opportunity to receive an education or to pursue valuable research. Improved aid programs will allow our best and brightest to devote themselves to serving the public rather than servicing debt. And as more funds become available for this effort, Harvard will also be able attract increasingly talented students to our graduate institutions. Meeting the financial needs of graduate students is an excellent use of Harvard’s resources...
According to Dean of KSG Joseph S. Nye, Jr. who opened the event, government officials are concerned that the best and brightest young people are no longer attracted to public service or government jobs...
...hear a lot more about Afghanistan's women, who have borne a terrible burden during the Taliban's medieval rule. Under the former, Soviet-dominated regime, they were well educated and played important roles as physicians and teachers. Today the nation's women are the brightest and best hope for democracy. TIM SYMONDS Lamberhurst, England...