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1. As I said in my now-infamous article in the Chronicle of Higher Education (January 6, p. B1), by rewarding mediocrity we discourage excellence. An A should be a goal worth striving for, not something to be taken for granted. In discounting the possibility that grading policy can be...
But Harvard students are less satisfied with curriculum and teaching at the college, according to the poll. Twenty-seven percent of Harvard students said the curriculum was excellent and only 11 percent -- the lowest overall -- said teacher accessibility was excellent. And 52 percent of Harvard students polled said their college...
I know it's always deflating to inject facts into a spirited debate on theory, but that is what the CUE produces at its best--a 50 percent return rate of which, perhaps, 10 percent are useful and about five percent reflect sheer disgruntlement, while another five are testament to...
If I sound as if I am being too summarily hard on too many segments of Harvard's population, then allow me to indict my own. One reason for the apathy at Harvard, which I am arguing is reflected in the percentage return and general vapidness of CUE evaluations, is...
In addition, the system allows teaching fellows to spend less time grading papers and more time giving students extra help, Huse said