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Now for the facts not often stated in the coverage of this debacle. The teacher test was imposed upon candidates for the first time this year. Students were informed that the 8-hour, largely free-response exam was a requirement for certification only a few weeks before they had to...
I think a comment by my Economics 10 TF exemplifies my new outlook on Harvard life. After explaining the wacky nature of the segmented Ec 10 grading curves, she said, "In the long run, this test is merely a blip on the radar of your life."
"I'm really fascinated by education," saysFrey. "[But] we do a lot of grading. That's myleast favorite part of the job."
"I'm not adverse to pulling all-nighters when Ihave to," says Frey of her ability to maintainbalance between grading and practice sessions.
What of a college-wide initiative for lower grades? If you thought financial aid, large classes and shoddy advising were driving pre-frosh away, wait 'til Harvard is known as the cruelest place in the Ivy League. And besides, with the pressures students place on graders to give high marks...