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The study also includes criticism of the Administration for indicating "some lack of concern" for the program, revealed in grading systems.
"Brilliant students can be ruined by a police-type exam given in great detail because of the grading system"--Paul H. Buck, former dean of the Faculty.
"Too few students realize that God is not grading their bluebooks"--Wallace MacDonald '44, director of freshman scholarships.
When even a little thought is asked, or where more than one answer is correct, then the inaccuracies that characterize grading here explode the system. Even teachers and administrators here doubt how well grades measure, and some begin to question just what they do measure.
While European students generally get by without constant grading, grade consciousness is instilled in the American youth all through school, culminating in a terrific batery of tests his last year in school. It is felt that this grade emphasis stimulates much of the learning in American education.