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Originally Posted by Da Munk
A C is only a bad grade if the student in question is capable of doing better. An average student should not be expected to earn above average grades or else the grading system is flawed.
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This is my thinking.
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This is, I believe, why C's are considered to be bad grades by many. The standard for grading seems to have lowered in recent years so that A's and B's are easily achievable by otherwise average students and a C is taken as a sign of failure. This obviously isn't the case everywhere, as many teachers, yourself included, seem to apply the grades the way they were meant to be applied. Unfortunately this comes as a shock to students who have become accustomed to earning A's and B's for average work.
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Teachers should make their grading policies clear at the beginning of their classes so that students know what level of performance is expected of them. In my classes I make it abundantly clear that grades are based on performance. Getting a B is hard, and an A requires truly outstanding work. Any student of mine who claims to be surprised at this when they get their grades at the end of the grading period is either lying or hasn't been paying attention.
Gilda
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