Word: gentlemanã
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This solution solves all of the problems caused by grade inflation, with a few added benefits. With rank, there would be no difficulty in guaranteeing a bell curve in every class. Gone will be the days of the Gentleman??s A—we can standardize the grade distributions across ranking, so that the smartest students are clearly distinguishable from the class dregs. Class rank will reintroduce a healthy dose of competition between students, reinvigorating the incentive system that grade inflation has dulled. Employers will have an easy time making distinctions between students, and Harvard will once again...
...Harvard’s unique relationship with its affiliates means a different set of challenges. The affiliation is based mainly on a “gentleman??s agreement” whose only text dates from the 1940s...
...Gentleman??s C is not that bad, Mansfield reminds...