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She added that there had been a flurry of e-mails sent among SEAS faculty over the weekend, and that several professors had expressed concerns about the changes in the grading scheme.
Associate Professor of Computer Science Matt D. Welsh addressed the issue of changing the grading scheme of CS50 in a blog post published yesterday. Though he noted that the post “represents [his] own thoughts on the matter, not the CS faculty as a whole,?...
The response from the CS50 grading staff was also not immediately clear.
But one CS50 TF, who wished to remain anonymous in order to preserve his relationship with the course staff, said that while he believes “the motivation behind [the change] is good,” he strongly disagrees with altering the CS50 grading scheme.
“Having seen the grading standards, you don’t really have to do much to get a C-,” the student said, referencing the lowest grade possible to earn a satisfactory score. “I think a lot of the people in the...