The comments by the students make me laugh! Oh the tragedy of having to
earn an A grade!
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Harvard students are in an uproar after the school's Office of Undergraduate Education released a report last week saying the Ivy League school is "failing to perform the key functions of grading," leading to inflated grades.
The report, which was released internally to Harvard students, said 60% of undergraduate grades are A's, as opposed to only 25% two decades ago, according to the school's student newspaper, The Crimson.
The 25-page report, penned by Dean of Undergraduate Education Amanda Claybaugh, reportedly said the massive uptick in A grades means the school needs to implement stricter grading guidelines and "failing to perform the key functions of grading" was "damaging the academic culture of the College."
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Here's the funny part:
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"The whole entire day, I was crying," one student reportedly told The Crimson. "I skipped classes on Monday, and I was just sobbing in bed because I felt like I try so hard in my classes, and my grades aren’t even the best." "It just felt soul-crushing," she said.
Another student has concerns about the mental health toll potentially caused by stricter grading.
"It makes me rethink my decision to come to the school," she reportedly said. "I killed myself all throughout high school to try and get into this school. I was looking forward to being fulfilled by my studies now, rather than being killed by them."
Some are worried about a well-rounded education, and say stricter grading could force them to drop extracurricular activities.
"What makes a Harvard student a Harvard student is their engagement in extracurriculars," one said. "Now we have to throw that all away and pursue just academics. I believe that attacks the very notion of what Harvard is."
Another, identified as a member of the men's lacrosse team, concurred. "It’s doing students a disservice because it’s not really accounting for what we have to do on a day to day basis, and how many hours we’re putting into our team, our bodies, and then also school," he reportedly said.
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https://www.foxnews.com/us/harvard-students-unload-school-over-prospect-stricter-grading-after-inflation-report-i-crying
- Its not fair that I'm not smart enough to get an A so they won't give me one.
- My self esteem and happiness is justification for my demand that I get a grade I don't deserve.
- I will have to drop all the "extracurricular activities" to maintain a good grade. (Oh the horror of not being able to go to club parties, basketball games, and socials!)
- You have no idea how much time I spend with the lacrosse team "and then also school" (Maybe you should put your school education first instead of an afterthought???)
*These are the comments of a 'participation award' generation! An ivy league degree used to be a sign of excellence and that you were a top tier academic scholar.
Parents are going to be furious when they find out that all the bribes they paid to get a C student little Egbert into the school and the outrageous tuition each semester and now their is going to flunk out. When I was in school for a Meteorology degree, we were graded on a bell curve. Only the best got a 4.0 and I was thrilled to get a 3.25 - 3.5.