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Grades mean much less if they only compare students to their peers. If a TF tells a student that her work was excellent but that she was given a C because, in accordance with a predetermined grade distribution, students are precluded from all receiving high grades, the C gives a misleading assesment of the innate quality of that student’s work. On the other hand, if all the students in a class produce mediocre work but the top fifth of the class must receive As in accordance with a strict curve, those As are clearly unearned...
Therefore, the only reasonable way to separate oneself from the rabble, given that a B means a student showed up for class most days, is to get straight As. In the humanities, such a feat entails making friends with the TF, going to the professor’s office hours and doing all the reading. It’s not pleasant, but the path is clear and there are many factors that contribute to the final grade. In science classes, which give numbers for grades on the midterms and finals, the only way to ensure that A is to collect...
...then again, I’m only a TF for this class. My knowledge is by no means infinite and—after all—I don’t write the exam. That’s up to the professor...
...discovered years earlier by starving my body and spirit into a permanent state of emptiness. I spent half my waking hours perpetuating my chaotic life and the other half doing damage control. Every late paper was perfectly balanced by a tearful meeting with a tutor or TF. Every missed section was legitimized by a choice of doctor’s appointments. For all the activity I was engaged in, I was still in the black...
...with the new atmosphere on campus, the Bureau of Study Council can begin offering new classes for the less aggressive members of the class, including: “how to make others look dumb in section,” “favorite TF foods” and “why it’s okay to suck...