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Harvard's grading system will now resemble that of rivals Stanford, whose faculty voted in May to discontinue letter grades, and Yale, which has had a pass-fail system since the 1960s. Proponents of broader grade categories typically point to decreased competitiveness and enhanced freedom to explore intellectually without concern for academic penalty in their justifications of the system...
...grading system and curriculum allow a level of flexibility and freedom that is unparalleled," reads the testimony of one Yale student on the school's Web site. "Yale allows you to make your education truly yours without worrying about grade competition...
...third-grade teacher, I provide ways for students to make a difference by following my classroom motto: "Adding to the Good." Despite their young age, my students are now forming indelible memories that will be key to their future learning and lives. Sadly, elementary-school kids are often not given the same opportunities to serve as those in middle and high school. Anna Saldo-Burke, WILLIAMSTOWN, MASS...
...children the survival skills he says they need are charter schools. It is hard to imagine how the lessons that work in schools in which each class has no more than 100 students could be applied in a large, urban school that has over 400 students in each grade. But, as tends to be the case with large social problems that lack easy answers, it is asking the right questions that helps us progress, and Wagner’s book raises many important questions about both the state and purpose of secondary education in America. As Wagner states...
While Harvard’s score, tied for the top one awarded, has not changed, two thirds of universities surveyed over the past two years have improved their grades. In the 2008 report, there were only three Overall College Sustainabilty Leaders (a grade of A-) in addition to Harvard. But this year, an additional 11 schools, including Stanford, Brown, and Columbia, joined the ranks. Yale remained slightly below with a B+ overall...