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...wary President speaks only in conclusions. He does not set forth his own view; he does not descend to facts and figures. He does not say anything that might be divisive or insensitive--not even to me. There has been no grade inflation from white guilt: That is his judgment, and it is to be accepted. Also and by implication, there is no grade inflation about which we should be concerned. The facts that every fourth grade at Harvard is a straight A, and that every other grade is an A or A minus, give him no pause...
...repeat my view: I think that grade inflation has resulted from the prevalence in American education of the notion of self-esteem. According to that therapeutic notion, the purpose of education is to make students feel capable and "empowered," and professors should hesitate to pass judgment on what students have learned. The idea of self-esteem is as rampant in higher education, and at Harvard, the supposed pinnacle of American education, as in primary and secondary education. Did not the Crimson editorial on my two-grade experiment worry that the real grade (as opposed to the transcript grade) would...
...blamed for some of the confusion, even his closest advisers insist that Clinton is a big part of the problem. 'A lot of it can't be laid at anyone's doorstep but his own,' said one last week. Democratic Party elders admit to being stunned by Clinton's judgment lately. Having his $200 haircut and allowing a Hollywood producer to work out of a White House office and then intervene on behalf of friends to win White House air-charter business have done serious damage to his public standing. 'The best politician the Democratic Party has turned...
...anything, universal access would help keep students safe by allowing them to find refuge in any House if threatened late at night. Students have no reason to fear the ability of other students to enter their Houses, and the Masters should not substitute their own paranoia for the judgment of HUPD...
...JUDGMENT CALL Iffy; the spouse may renege and fight...