Word: grading
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Addressing parents on campus for Junior Parents Weekend, Dean of the College Benedict H. Gross ’71 said Friday that grades “have not inflated tremendously” over the past eight years and that the issue was not a major concern. “I haven’t pressed too hard on this issue since I’ve been dean,” Gross told parents in a nearly full Sanders Theatre. “One reason was that I felt it was more important that the Faculty concentrate more on what...
...were opened up both to administrators and faculty members. “I think it’s great,” said Rehema Kutua ’07. “You never want to go against a professor or TF or anyone in control over your grade.” Kutua added that the site could even allow students to send compliments to professors without looking obsequious—a trend that has been seen in Princeton’s messages, according to Biederman. —Staff writer Alexander B. Cohn can be reached at abcohn@fas.harvard.edu...
...second child they’ve put through Harvard, they already know way too much about the college and what to expect. The problem with this? You got it. I can’t lie to them. For example: “Mom, Dad, I got a bad grade in this class but only because it’s like, the hardest course at Harvard.” “That’s a little hard for us to buy, son. In fact, your older sister took that same class when she was a freshman. She ended...
...able to enjoy one year at Harvard with no siblings here. I have to admit that part of me panicked when I found out that Kirsten decided to join me at college. I was convinced that she would get better grades than me, be more successful athletically, steal my friends, and that my parents would love her more as a result. Of course, all of this came true. My parents have enjoyed watching Kirsten score goals for the nationally ranked women’s ice hockey team. I’m not so sure how exciting it was for them...
...blue color, and the finest quality tanzanite is predominantly blue with violet accents. Quality tanzanite costs between $500 and $1,200 per carat at retail. Greig, the South African jeweler, says $1,000 per carat is a good benchmark. Buyers should demand certification from an independent laboratory. Top-grade flawless sells for $1,500 and up per carat and represents only 0.13% of TanzaniteOne's annual production, executives say. "Tanzanite is an amazing deep purply blue, and personally I find it more appealing than sapphire," says London jewelry designer Stephen Webster, who first worked with it in the early 1980s...