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Originally Posted by Baraka_Guru
Rewarding mediocrity reinforces mediocrity—not to mention a sense of entitlement. In university you get:
"I need an A to get into law school. Bump my grade up."
"Uh, your paper was barely worth a B."
"But I need to get into law school. My parents help pay your salary."
"Yeah, but I'm tenured. Enjoy your B." Yeah..."B" for brat. |
My sociology professor last term had to stand up in front of lecture and tell the class, "Your grade is not up for negotiation. I am willing to double-check my numbers in case of error, but do not come to my office hours and expect to convince me you earned an A when in fact you earned a C." I guess she had had several students from my class come to her and try to get her to change their grade. Ridiculous.