Word: detailism
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...current grading scheme has clouded the meaning of each individual letter grade. Accordingly, the most effective way to eliminate this problem is to detail what each grade means. As professors prepare to teach their courses, dutifully designing the syllabus, coursepack readings and problem sets, they should also design a concise rubric delineating the performance expected from students. Professors must explain these expectations at the beginning of each course, so that students will no longer have to guess what their grades signify; they will no longer feel that their work was judged so subjectively—often seemingly arbitrarily?...
Ironically, the pageant that alerted me to the difficulties of being openly gay eventually taught me how to stave off harassment. I won the crown through flamboyance, by accentuating every detail of my femininity. While my fellow contestants despised me, the audience erupted with laughter and gave me standing ovations after both the talent and swimsuit competitions. For every person who mocked me, it seemed like three others admired how comfortable I appeared with myself. At school, girls loved to hear me talk about the latest guy I met on the Internet. One of my female classmates told...
Those who tell everyone every last detail of their weekend hook-up are trying to impress, to seem cool, to dominate the spotlight. For this reason, their love stories tend to get more elaborate with repetition. What starts out as a simple misunderstanding over a kiss becomes fodder suitable for Jerry Springer, with jealous roommates lurking behind corners and backstabbing friends trying to foil the plot...
Creating and enforcing such broad standards of quality is a difficult process about which we will present our suggestions in more detail on Friday. Letter grades must have a standard translation in terms of quality of work and thought so instructors are able to give meaningful grades that students understand. Such standards would revive grading as a useful educational tool...
...skittery landings on the throw jumps. Sikharulidze, for his part, defended their performance and their finish. "I try hard, I try my best," he said. "We don't make big mistakes. No falls, no big mistakes. The something with my jump, not a big thing, it's small detail. We tried for something special, to open something from inside." The problem is, so did Sale and Pelletier, and how do you judge that...