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...errors. (Empress Eugènie made only 62.) Nothing much has changed since then in the stern regulations governing how the French teach their language to their children. Grading is fierce (more than five mistakes on a dictée bring a zero), and two out of three students flunk at least one year of elementary school...
...embodying the mediocrity he so persuasively apotheosizes, at least for pointing out the possibility of salvation to those callow freshmen destined to follow him, by warning them of the ineluctable moral degradation which will infect them should they get an A. It's not too late for them to flunk out and secure their status as good guys. Let not the technocratic brutes of the university power structure captiously accuse Epps of paranois, juvenile rantings, or hubris in reverse. In the august company of other devotees of mediocrity such as Spiro Agnew he has dedicated himself to the fight...
...agricultural, industrial and energy production for long lists of tiny nations. Teachers are pleased to consider themselves "priests of the intellect," as one put it; they are often so remote that they refuse to see students who want to discuss their work. Almost half of lycée entrants flunk out or are discouraged into dropping out before ever reaching the bac exams; one-third of those taking the tests last week are expected to fail...
...major accomplishment came last fall when he launched CUNY's "open admissions" program (TIME, Oct. 19). It guaranteed a place at tuition-free CUNY to any city high school graduate, regardless of his academic record, plus massive doses of tutoring and counseling for students who would otherwise flunk out. Such egalitarianism shocked critics, who feared the loss of CUNY's intellectual distinction. Vice President Agnew denounced the plan as a giveaway of "100,000 devalued diplomas." So far, the program has stretched CUNY's academic quality but not snapped...
Such freedom is alloyed with year-end examinations that are graded "distinction," "pass" or "fail." Those who flunk can design their own remedial program and try again, but Hampshire intends to expel students who fail to make academic progress. Says Sociology Professor Robert von der Lippe: "By putting a lot of responsibility on students to learn by themselves, we admittedly raise their anxiety, but that's the idea. If you can learn to be your own teacher, then when college ends the process of education can continue." To forestall ossification among the young faculty (average age: 32), professors have...